Holothrix micrantha Schltr. [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
Holothrix micrantha Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 31 (1895). —Grosvenor in Excelsa 6: 83 (1976). —Stewart et al., Wild Orch. South. Africa: 61 (1982). Type from South Africa (S Transvaal).
Information
Terrestrial herb c. 16 cm tall.Leaf 1, ± withered at flowering time.Scape without sheaths, with long spreading hairs.Inflorescence 4–7 cm long, several- to many-flowered; ovary 2–5 mm long; bracts long ciliate.Flowers buff.Sepals 1.5–1.7 × 1.3 mm, ovate, hairy.Petals 3.8 × 1 mm, narrowly lanceolate, obtuse, entire, opaque and fleshy towards the tip.Lip 3.5 × 3.9 mm, divided to about halfway into 5 lobes, the entire part 1.7 mm long, the lobes 1.4–1.8 mm long.Spur 1.7 mm long, conical, obtuse.Anther 2 mm long.Ovary glabrous.
Habitat
Submontane grassland, usually following annual burn.
Distribution
Zimbabwe E Nyanga (Inyanga), Danakay Hotel, fl. 5.x.1949, James in GHS 25171 (K; SRGH).
Distribution (external)
South Africa (Southern Transvaal)
Holothrix micrantha Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
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