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Cheirostylis lepida

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Cheirostylis lepida Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Filed as Cheirostylis lepida (Rchb. f.) Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Filed as Cheirostylis lepida (Rchb.f.) Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Type of Monochilus lepidus Rchb.f. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Filed as Cheirostylis lepida (Rchb.f.) Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Filed as Cheirostylis lepida (Rchb.f.) Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Cheirostylis lepida Rolfe; original illustration from FWTA
Cheirostylis lepida (Rchb.f.) Rolfe from Tanzania
Filed as Cheirostylis lepida (Rchb.f.) Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE]
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Identification
Cheirostylis lepida (Rchb.f.) Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for Cheirostylis lepida (Rchb. f.) Rolfe [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
Cheirostylis lepida (Rchb. f.) Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE], in F.T.A. 7: 182(1897); F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 421 (excl. S.L. specimen); Cat. Talb. 147.
Monochilus lepidus Rchb. f. [family ], (1881).
Information
A small creeping plant rooting in lower part with a short raceme of white flowers; in shade in forest.
Habitat
; in shade in forest.
Distribution
S. Nig.: Ikwette Plateau, Sonkwala, 5,300 ft. (Dec.) Savory 8 Keay FHI 25168! Oban Talbot 870!W. Cam.: Cam. Mt., 3,000-6,000 ft. (Nov.-Jan.) Dunlap 95! Mann 2130! Maitland 899! Schlechler 12845!F. Po: Ruiché to Caldera San Carlos 4,000 ft. (Jan.) Sanford 4324!
Distribution (external)
S. Tomé
Congo
Uganda
Tanzania

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