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Nervilia diantha

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Identification
Isotype of Nervilia diantha Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Nervilia kotschyi
  • Nervilia diantha

Flora

Entry for Nervilia kotschyi var. kotschyi [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 11, Part 1, (1995) Author: I. la Croix and P.J. Cribb
Names
Nervilia kotschyi var. kotschyi [family ORCHIDACEAE], —Pettersson in Nordic J. Bot. 9: 489 (1990); in Acta Univ. Ups., Comp. Sum. Upps. Diss. Fac. Sci. 281: 24 (1990); in Orchid Monogr. 5: 62 (1991). TAB. 89.
Nervilia sakoae Jum. & H. Perrier [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Ann. Fac. Sci. Marseille 21, 2: 194 (1912) (as \"saokae\"). Type from Madagascar.
Nervilia diantha Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 553 (1915); in Fedde, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 68: t. 46 fig. 183 (1932). Type from Tanzania.
Information
Leaf prostrate, up to 16 cm wide, broadly cordate, often heavily pleated, 10–14-veined, mostly with 1(4) ragged irregularly interrupted keels or fringes running along the pleats; fringes and underside of leaf often dark purple; upper surface sometimes with silvery lines along the veins; petiole very short.Inflorescence usually 2-flowered in the Flora Zambesiaca area.Column 7–9 mm long.
Habitat
Brachystegia woodland, riverine forests, thickets, submontane forests and pine plantations
Range
Sudan southwards to the Flora Zambesiaca area
Altitude range
700–1500 m.
1500
700
Distribution
Zambia W c. 67 km W of Chingola on Solwezi road., fl. 21.x.1969 & st. cult., Williamson & Drummond 1626 (SRGH).Zimbabwe N Makonde Distr., c. 19 km E of Banket, Airey's Pass, Makwadzi R., near Sutton Mine, Great Dyke, st. 14.i.1977 & fl. cult. 6–10.xi.1978, Grosvenor 877 (SRGH).Malawi N Mzimba Distr., Mzuzu, Katoto, 1350 m, st. 14.iv.1974, Pawek 8330 (K; MO); and 5 km W of Mzuzu at Katoto, 1350 m, fl. 19.xii.1975, Pawek 10401 (K; MAL; MO; SRGH; UC).Mozambique N Lichinga, 1356 m, st. & fl. cult. 6.ii.1982, Pettersson 164 (LMU; UPS).Zambia C Kamaila, Chisamba Forest Reserve, fl. 1.ii.1964, Morze 100C (K).Zambia E Chipata, ICRAF Field Station, st. 24.i.1989, Palmberg s.n. (UPS).Zambia S Mazabuka Distr., Munali Pass, 64 km SW of Lusaka, fl. & st. xi.–xii.1971, G. Williamson 2082 (SRGH).Zimbabwe W Hwange Distr., Victoria Falls, 880 m, st. 20.i.1951, Glen in GHS 228,907 (SRGH).Zimbabwe C Harare Distr., Enterprise, Denda Farm, 1300 m, fl. xi.1946 & st. ii.1947, Greatrex in GHS 15538 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Chimanimani Distr., Welgelegen by R. Haroni, 900m, st. iii.1954 & fl. 19.xi.1954, Ball 408 (K; SRGH).Malawi S Zomba Distr., Thondwe Area, Mbala Estate, 1070 m, fl. 13.xi.1984 & st., Pettersson 301 (K; MAL; UPS).Mozambique Z Milange, Serra do Chiperone, ascent to chief Marrega, NW slope, 770 m, st. 24.i.1972, Correia & Marques 2288 (LMU).Mozambique MS Chimoio, Tete road., st. 6.i.1948, Mendonça 3606 (LISC).
Distribution (external)
Senegal
Mali
Ethiopia
Madagascar
Notes
The leaf upper surface is sometimes totally smooth, and not keeled.Such collections are known from Zambia (C) and Mozambique (N).However, there is a continuous variation between smooth and heavily keeled leaves.

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