Ypsilopus leedalii P.J.Cribb

Species

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Characteristics

A small epiphyte with a short stem ± 4 cm. long.. Roots elongate, 2–2.5 mm. in diameter.. Leaves ligulate, unequally roundly bilobed at the apex, 5–7 cm. long, 8–9 mm. wide, twisted at the base to lie in one plane.. Inflorescences 4–5.5 cm. long, 6–10-flowered; bracts broadly triangular-ovate, obtuse, 1.5 mm. long.. Flowers white, subcampanulate; pedicel and ovary scabrid, 3–4 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal oblong, rounded or obtuse, 5.5 mm. long, 2.5 mm. wide; lateral sepals oblique, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, 5.5–6 mm. long, 2.5–3 mm. wide.. Petals elliptic, obtuse, 5.5–6 mm. long, 3 mm. wide, slightly erose on the margins.. Lip concave, oblong-flabellate, obtuse, 8.5–9 mm. long, 5–6 mm. wide, with erose apical margins.. Spur cylindrical, tapering to the apex from a broader mouth, 13–14 mm. long.. Column 2–2.4 mm. long.. Fig. 159, p. 627.
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Growth form herb
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Distribution

Ypsilopus leedalii world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907291-1
WFO ID wfo-0000335115
COL ID 5CSRH
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Synonyms

Ypsilopus leedalii