Polystachya mzuzuensis P.J.Cribb & La Croix

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Polystachya

Characteristics

Lip 7 × 5 mm, ± spathulate, 3-lobed in apical half; mid-lobe 2.5 × 2.5 mm, ovate, obtuse, recurved; side lobes erect, obliquely elliptic; callus a raised ridge, dilated in front, at the junction of the lobes.
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Dorsal sepal 5.5–6 × 2.5 mm, lanceolate, acuminate; lateral sepals 7 × 6 mm, obliquely lanceolate, acuminate; mentum 5–5.5 mm tall, narrowly conical or almost cylindrical.
Flowers pubescent outside, yellow-green flushed with purple; lip pale yellow with a purple mid-line.
Leaves spreading, 15–40 × 8–9 mm, narrowly elliptic, acute, glaucous green above, purplish below.
Inflorescence (floral axis) c. 2 cm long, 2–7-flowered; peduncle and rhachis pubescent.
Pseudobulbs 8–22 × 4–5 mm, fusiform-ovoid, with 3 nodes, c. 3-leaved.
Petals 6 × 1 mm, linear-oblanceolate, acute.
Bracts 2–5 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate.
Pedicel and ovary c. 4 mm long, pubescent.
Dwarf, epiphytic herb up to c. 5 cm tall.
Capsule 10 × 4 mm, ellipsoid.
Column 1.3 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:959525-1
WFO ID wfo-0000280526
COL ID 6VV4K
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Synonyms

Polystachya mzuzuensis