Tridactyle phaeocephala Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Tridactyle

Characteristics

An epiphyte with erect or pendent stems, 9–30 cm. long, 2–3 mm. in diameter.. Roots 2 mm. in diameter, smooth.. Leaves suberect-spreading, linear, unequally obtusely or roundly bilobed at the apex, 3–8(–14) cm. long, 0.4–0.5 mm. wide, sap-green, glossy; twisted at base and articulated to sheaths, 9–14 mm. long.. Inflorescences 1–4 cm. long, 3–7-flowered; bracts ovate, amplexicaul, 1.5–2 mm. long.. Flowers pale green with a brown stigma; pedicel and ovary 3.5–4.5 mm. long, lepidote.. Dorsal sepal oblong-elliptic, acute or obtuse, 4.8–6 mm. long, 2.1–2.4 mm. wide; lateral sepals obliquely ovate, acute or obtuse, 5–5.2 mm. long, 2.4–3 mm. wide.. Petals oblong or lanceolate, acuminate, 4.5–5.7 mm. long, 1.7–1.8 mm. wide.. Lip 3-lobed in the middle, auriculate at the base, 3.6–5.8 mm. long, 7 mm. wide; side lobes spreading, linear, 2.5–4 mm. long, 2–6-lacerate at apex; midlobe linear-tapering, acute, 2–2.5 mm. long.. Spur straight, inflated at apex, 8–9 mm. long.. Column 1–2 mm. long.
Life form perennial
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Distribution

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

Conservation status

Tridactyle phaeocephala threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660763-1
WFO ID wfo-0000328110
COL ID 58NL7
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Synonyms

Tridactyle phaeocephala