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Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. whytei Rolfe Summerh. [family ORCHIDACEAE]

Date Updated: 26 July 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 11, Part 2, (1998) Author: I. la Croix & P.J. Cribb
Names
Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. whytei Rolfe Summerh. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Kew Bull. 14: 147 (1960). —Morris, Epiphyt. Orch. Malawi: 105 (1970). —Williamson, Orch. S. Centr. Africa: 198 (1977). —la Croix et al., Orch. Malawi: 265 (1991). Type: Malawi, Mulanje Plateau, Whyte 102 (K, holotype). Listrostachys whytei Rolfe [family ORCHIDACEAE], in F.T.A. 7: 155 (1897). Angraecum whytei Rolfe De Wild. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Bull. Jard. Bot. État 5: 191 (1916). Cyrtorchis whytei Rolfe Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36, abt. 2: 133 (1918). Cyrtorchis arcuata var. whytei Rolfe Geerinck [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Fl. Afr. Centr., Orchidaceae pt. 2: 482 (1992).
Information
Leaves up to 35 mm wide, glossy dark green.Sepals (17)30–40(53) mm long; spur 6–10 cm long.Anther 5–8 mm long, the beak gradually tapering, not constricted at the base.Plants usually hexaploid, occasionally decaploid.
Habitat
In mixed deciduous woodland and riverine forest
Altitude range
750–2000 m. 2000 750
Distribution
Zambia C Kanona, 1200–1500 m, on lichen-covered rock, fl. Feb. 1959, Watermeyer 236 (K).Malawi N Mzimba Distr., Mzuzu, Kaningina Forest Reserve, 1330 m, fl. 19.xi.1986, I.F. & E.A.S. la Croix 883 (K; MAL).Malawi C Dedza Mt., Dec 1971, Westwood 631A (K).Malawi S Mulanje Mt., Likhubula, 900 m, fl. 8.xi.1964, Morris 44 (K).
Distribution (external)
Sierra Leone Liberia Ghana Ivory Coast Togo Zaire
Notes
In the Flora Zambesiaca area, usually at higher altitudes than subsp. arcuata.
Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. whytei Rolfe Summerh. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
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