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Diaphananthe bidens

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Identification
Diaphananthe bidens (Sw. ex Pers.) Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
Related name
  • Diaphananthe bidens
Common name
  • mbakaye (NWT; Dawe) bεmbe (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • wax orchid (Morton)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ikorí (KW) (NIGERIA, IJO-IZON (Kolokuma)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • batampoene (NWT) ε-popin (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ewé ẹ̀la a general term (IFE) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Diaphananthe bidens (Sw.) Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Diaphananthe bidens (Sw.) Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Die Orchid. 593 (1914).
Limodorum bidens Sw. [family ORCHIDACEAE], (1800)-F.T.A21: 243
Listrostachys bidens (Sw.) Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE], in F.T.A7: 160 (1897)
L. ashantensis (Lindl.) Rchb. f. [family ], (1895)-F.T.A7: 159
Mystacidium productum Kraenzl. [family ORCHIDACEAE], (1895)-F.T.A7: 174
Angraecum bidens (Sw.) Rendle [family ORCHIDACEAE], Cat. Talb. 147 (1913).
Information
Flowers salmon-pink, yellowish pink, flesh-coloured or white.
Distribution
Port. G.: Cabuchangue to Guébu, Catio (June) Esp. Santo 2069! Bedanda, Jambarem (fr. Jan.) Pereira 2690!Guin.: Lola to Nzo (Mar.) Chev. 20991! Nimba Mts.S. L.: Moa R. (July, Aug.) Dawe 533! Makali (July) Deighton 4404! Njala (Aug.) Deighton 1210! Rokupr (Aug.) Adames 117! Baiima, Gbo (Aug.) Deighton 6110!Lib.: Du R. (July) Linder 79! Mt. Barclay (July) Bunting 161! Palilah, Gbanga Dist. (Aug.) Baldwin 9209! St. John R., Ganta (June) Harley 1816! Putu, Eastern Prov. (Mar.) de Wilde 8 Voorhoeve 3669!Iv. C.: Guidéko (May) Chev. 16439!Ghana: Juaso, Ashanti (Apr.) Cansdale FH 4383! Mankrong, Kwahu (Apr.) Morton A566! Aburi (Apr.) Irvine 516! Nsawami to Aburi (Apr.) Morton A3648! Kumasi (June) Morton A3409! Amedzofe (May) Scholes 82!S. Nig.: Shasha F.R., Ijebu (May) ross 283! Mamu F.R., Ibadan (fr. Sept.) Onochie FHI 7892! Udo, Benin Prov. (May) Umana FHI 29112! Calabar (May) Holland 46! Oban Talbot 912!W. Cam.: Victoria (May) Maitland 725! Victoria to Bimbia (May) Preuss 1227! Barombi Preuss 335! Kake II, Kumba (fr. July) Thorold TN30!F. Po: nr. S. Isabel Sanford 4011!
Distribution (external)
E. Cameroun
Gabon
Rio Muni
the Congos
C. African Republic
Uganda
Angola

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