Schizochilus cecilii Rolfe

Species

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Characteristics

Plants 100-300 mm tall; leaves 6-15, lower 3-6 clustered at the base of the stem, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, acute, to 100 mm long, remainder scattered up the scape, lanceolate, grading into the bracts. Inflorescences dense, to 70 mm long and 40-flowered; bracts at least as long as the ovary. Flowers 2-3 mm in diameter, bright yellow or white. Sepals concave, 2-4 mm long; median elliptic to rotund, obtuse; laterals sub-obliquely lanceolate to ovate, subacute. Petals rhomboid-rotund to ovate, acute, curved over the anther, 1.3-3 mm long. Lip 3-3.6 x 1.5-1.8 mm, disc with 3 fleshy calli; midlobe c. 1 mm long; side lobes less than half as long, subacute; spur cylindrical, straight, 0.1-1 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Schizochilus cecilii world distribution map, present in eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Schizochilus cecilii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:657346-1
WFO ID wfo-0000306834
COL ID 6Y7B4
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Synonyms

Schizochilus cecilii

Lower taxons

Schizochilus cecilii subsp. cecilii Schizochilus cecilii subsp. culveri Schizochilus cecilii subsp. transvaalensis