Tridactyle virgula Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Tridactyle

Characteristics

A pendent tufted epiphyte with arcuate little-branched stems 10–65(–400) cm. long, 2.5 mm. diameter.. Roots smooth, 2–3 mm. in diameter.. Leaves linear, unequally acutely bilobed at the apex, 9–16 cm. long, 0.3–0.5 cm. wide, twisted at the base and articulated to spotted sheaths, 1–2 cm. long.. Inflorescences 4–5 mm. long, 2–4-flowered; rhachis fractiflex; bracts ovate, 1 mm. long.. Flowers greenish white or whitish; pedicel and ovary 3–6 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal ovate-elliptic, acute, 3–3.7 mm. long, 1.6–2.2 mm. wide; lateral sepals obliquely ovate, acute, 3.2–4 mm. long, 1.9–2.1 mm. wide.. Petals oblong-linear, acute, 2.5–3.6 mm. long, 1–2 mm. wide.. Lip cuneate below, 3-lobed in apical part, 2.5–3.3 mm. long, 1.5–2.5 mm. wide, with fleshy auricles at base; side lobes spreading, short, subacute; mid-lobe slightly longer, acute, 0.7 mm. long, 0.5 mm. wide.. Spur decurved, slightly apically inflated, 8–12 mm. long.. Column 1–1.5 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Tridactyle virgula world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Rwanda, and Uganda

Conservation status

Tridactyle virgula threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660780-1
WFO ID wfo-0000328138
COL ID 58NLQ
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Synonyms

Listrostachys virgula Angraecum virgula Tridactyle virgula