Tridactyle unguiculata Mansf.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Tridactyle

Characteristics

An epiphyte with stems up to 42 cm. long, 3.5 mm. in diameter.. Leaves linear-ligulate, unequally bilobed at the apex, up to 15 cm. long, 7 mm. wide, articulated to leaf-sheaths up to 2 cm. long.. Inflorescences several-flowered, up to 8 cm. long; bracts cucullate, broad, 6 mm. long.. Flower colour not known; pedicel and ovary 5–9 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal oblong, obtuse, 8.3–12 mm. long, 4–4.5 mm. wide; lateral sepals elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 9.2–12 mm. long, 3–5.3 mm. wide.. Petals oblong-spathulate, subacute or obtuse, 8.7–12 mm. long, 4–4.5 mm. wide.. Lip broadly flabellate-cucullate, 3-lobed in the apical half, auriculate at the base, 9 mm. long, 15 mm. wide; side lobes oblong-flabellate, erose-dentate on apical margin, 4.5 mm. long and wide; mid-lobe triangular, acute, 2.5 mm. long, 3 mm. wide.. Spur filiform, straight, 4–5 cm. long.. Column 2 mm. long.
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Growth form herb
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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660779-1
WFO ID wfo-0000328134
COL ID 58NLL
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Synonyms

Tridactyle unguiculata