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Calanthe sylvatica

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Identification
Calanthe sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl. [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for CALANTHE natalensis Reichb. f. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 5, Part 3, page 3, (1913) Author: (By R. A. ROLFE.)
Names
CALANTHE natalensis Reichb. f. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Bonplandia, 1856, 322;—N. E. Br. in Gard. Chron. 1885, xxiv. 78, 136; Bolus in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxii. 65; xxv. 181, and Ic. Orch. Austr.-Afr. ii. t. 7; Bot. Mag. t. 6844; Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 18.
CALANTHE sylvatica Reichb. f. var. natalensis [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Linnæa, xix. 374.
Information
rhizome stout; leaves tufted, petiolate, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, plicate, 5–9-nerved, 8–15 in. long, 2 1/4–4 in. broad; petioles 2–5 in. long; scapes erect, 1–2 ft. high; racemes lax, up to 9 in. long; bracts linear-lanceolate, acute, 1/2– 3/4 in. long; pedicels 1–1 1/2 in. long; flowers lilac, with purple lip which ultimately changes to buff; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 3/4 in. long; petals slightly shorter than the sepals; lip 3-lobed, 1/3 in. long; side lobes oblong, obtuse; front lobe obcordately 2-lobed; disc with 3 rows of wart-like crests; spur slender, curved, 3/4–1 in. long; column short and very stout. null
Distribution
COAST REGION King Williamstown Div.; Perie Forest, near King Williamstown, D'Urban, 108! Bolus! Walsh in Herb. Bolus, 6101!EASTERN REGION Natal; at The Bluff, Sanderson, 1003! Kirkman's Cutting, Maritzburg Road, Sanderson, 1047! in Bush at 2400 ft., Buchanan! Zululand; Entumeni, Wood, 3949! Ingoma, Gerrard, 1538! Thlivia, Gerrard, 2173!

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