Tridactyle bicaudata subsp. bicaudata Kraenzl.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Plants epiphytic; stems simple, stout, usually erect, to 350 mm tall and 4-6 mm in diameter; roots separated from the leaves by a length of bare stem; leaves not imbricate, leathery, somewhat succulent, flexuouse, linear-lorate, rounded, unequally bilobed, 60-120 (-150) x 7-12 mm. Inflorescences from the axils of the lower leaves, as well as from the sheaths of dehisced leaves; racemes arcuate, 30-80 mm long and with 6-20 flowers. Flowers star-like, c. 10 mm in diameter, pale yellowish-brown. Sepals spreading, sometimes twisting; median narrowly oblong, obtuse, 3.5-6 x 2-2.5 mm; laterals ovate, acute, 4-6 x 2.5-3 mm. Petals lorate, acute, 3.5-4.5 x 1-1.2 mm, margins often uneven. Lip obtriangulate, 5 mm long and 5-6 mm wide at the apex, basal calli prominent, tridentate, teeth 1.5-2 mm long; central tooth acute; laterals lobed at the apex, often longer than the central tooth; spur 9-13 mm long. Gynostemium 2 mm tall. Capsules spheroidal to ellipsoid, 12 x 7 mm.
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Epiphyte. Stems long and straggling. Inflorescences bearing 12-16 flowers in 2 distinct rows. Spur shorter than 15 mm. Flowers light brown or greenish beige.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.35
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Tridactyle bicaudata subsp. bicaudata world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, eSwatini, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169763-1
WFO ID wfo-0000328070
COL ID 7YKZ5
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Synonyms

Listrostachys cirrhosa Listrostachys fimbriata Rhaphidorhynchus fimbriatus Tridactyle fimbriata Tridactyle polychista Tridactyle pulchella Angraecum fimbriatum Angraecum laciniatum Tridactyle bicaudata subsp. bicaudata