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Polystachya zanguebarica
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Polystachya zanguebarica Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE]
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Name
Identification
Polystachya zanguebarica
Rolfe
[family
ORCHIDACEAE
] (stored under name);
Polystachya tessellata
Lindl.
[family
ORCHIDACEAE
]
Polystachya similis
Rchb.f.
[family
ORCHIDACEAE
] Verified by R. A.R.,
Related name
Polystachya similis
Polystachya zanguebarica
Polystachya tessellata
Flora
Entry for POLYSTACHYA zanguebarica Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 7, page 12, (
1898
) Author: (By R. A. Rolfe.)
Names
POLYSTACHYA zanguebarica
Rolfe
[family
ORCHIDACEAE
]
Information
Plant 6 in. or more high. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, subobtuse, 5 in. long, 6–9 lin. broad. Scapes paniculate, pedunculate, 6 in. long. Bracts triangular, acuminate, 1 lin. long; Pedicels 3 lin. long. Dorsal sepal ovate, acute, concave, 1 1/2 lin. long; lateral triangular-ovate, acute. Petals linear-lanceolate, acute, 1 1/4 lin. long. Lip 2 lin. long, unguiculate, trilobed; side lobes oblong, acute, small; front lobe semiorbicular, crenulate, obtuse or retuse; disc glabrous with an acute keel. Column stout, 1/2 lin. long. Chin saccate-oblong, obtuse, 1 1/2 lin. long.
Distribution
Zanzibar Mozamb. Dist. Kirk!
Notes
This is allied to the Natal P. similis, Reichb. f., but differs in having an acute keel to the lip.
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