Polystachya golungensis Rchb.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Polystachya

Characteristics

Lip 2.2–3 × 1.7–2.5 mm, clawed at the base, 3-lobed about the middle; mid-lobe 1.3–1.4 × 1.3–1.4 mm, ± orbicular, emarginate; side lobes porrect, shorter than the mid-lobe, rounded at apex; disk with a cushion of farinaceous hairs towards the base.
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Dorsal sepal 1.5–2.8 × 0.7–1.5 mm, ovate, acute or apiculate; lateral sepals 2.2–3.6 × 1.2–2.4 mm, obliquely ovate; mentum conical or rounded, c. 2 mm high.
Inflorescence (floral axis) to c. 40 cm long, branched; the branches secund, fairly short, pubescent, densely many-flowered.
Leaves ± distichous, 5–17 × 0.5–2 cm, ligulate, conduplicate, fleshy, unequally 2-lobed at the apex, the lobes rounded.
Flowers yellow or greenish yellow, sometimes tinged pink or brown, colour intensifying with age.
Pseudobulbs clustered, 2–6 × 0.5–1 cm, conical or oblong, 2–4-leaved.
Peduncle covered with bilaterally flattened, imbricate sheaths.
Flowers bright yellow, yellow-green or brownish-cream.
Epiphytic or lithophytic herb to c. 45 cm high.
Petals 1–2.6 × 0.3–0.5 mm, oblanceolate.
Pedicel and ovary c. 3 mm long.
Column less than 1 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Mature height (meter) 0.23
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Polystachya golungensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:654342-1
WFO ID wfo-0000280395
COL ID 4LM9F
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Synonyms

Polystachya golungensis Polystachya mayombensis Polystachya spiranthoides Polystachya coriacea Polystachya johnsonii Dendrorkis golungensis Dendrorchis golungensis