Tridactyle brevifolia Mansf.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Tridactyle

Characteristics

A small erect epiphyte with 6–10 cm. long stems, 2 mm. in diameter, leafy in apical part.. Roots 1–2 mm. in diameter, smooth.. Leaves linear, unequally roundly bilobed at the apex, 2–4.5 cm. long, 2–4 mm. wide, articulated to 6–7 mm. long leaf-sheaths.. Inflorescences 2–3 cm. long, 4–9-flowered; peduncle 5 mm. long; bracts amplexicaul, triangular, 0.5–1.5 mm. long.. Flowers butterscotch-yellow with a reddish anther-cap; pedicel and ovary 4–7 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal elliptic, obtuse, 3.5–3.7 mm. long, 2 mm. wide; lateral sepals obliquely ovate, obtuse, 3.5–4.2 mm. long, 2.7–2.8 mm. wide.. Petals oblong-elliptic, obtuse, 3–3.5 mm. long, 1.5–1.6 mm. wide.. Lip 3-lobed at the apex, auriculate at the base, 3–3.5 mm. long, 2–2.2 mm. wide; side lobes obscure; mid-lobe oblong, 3 mm. long.. Spur clavate, pendent, 6–7 mm. long.. Column 1 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Distribution

Tridactyle brevifolia world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Tridactyle brevifolia threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660733-1
WFO ID wfo-0000328073
COL ID 58NK9
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Synonyms

Tridactyle brevifolia