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Tridactyle bicaudata
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Flower
Miombo woodland
Lazy-J Ranch
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Miombo woodland
Lazy-J Ranch
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Miombo woodland
Lazy-J Ranch
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Miombo woodland
Lazy-J Ranch
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Tridactyle latifolia sensu Ball non Summerh. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust epiphytic herbs with erect or pendent stems up to 80 cm long, seldom branched and covered with old leaf bases; roots 2-8 mm in diameter, smooth or slightly verrucose; leaves distichous, size depending on exposure to light, 6-15 x 0.6-1.8 cm, linear or ligulate, unequally 2-lobed at apex, thin textured and flat or fleshy and conduplicate; inflorescences arising along the stem, 3.5-13 cm long, densely up to c.25-flowered; flowers in 2 rows all facing the same way, yellowish, yellow-green or dingy-cream; pedicel and ovary 3-6 mm long; bracts 1-2 mm long, sheathing; sepals 4-6 x 1.5-4 mm, ovate, lateral sepals oblique and slightly longer and wider than dorsal sepal; petals 4-6 x 1-2 mm, narrowly oblong; lip auricled at the base, 4-6 mm long, 3-lobed at about halfway, mid-lobe 2-3 mm long, triangular, side lobes spreading, 3-5.5 mm long, linear, laciniate at the apex; spur 10-20 mm long, straight. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | bicaudata: with two tail-like appendages possibly in reference to the side lobes of the lip. |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland, usually in riverine and low altitude evergreen forest, sometimes lithophytic. |
| Altitude range: | 900 - 1700 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical and South Africa |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 12 February 2020 |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 222 - 225. Also as Tridactyle latifolia (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 56. As Tridactyle bicaudata bicaudata Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 168. See note Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 86. Also as Tridactyle latifolia Kimberley, M.J. (2003). A List of Epiphytic Orchids of Zimbabwe Excelsa 20 Page 52. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 451 - 452. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1983). Malawi Orchids Volume 1 Epiphytic Orchids National Fauna Preservation Society of Malawi Page 135. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 289. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I.F. & La Croix T.M. (1983). Orchids of Bvumbwe The Society of Malawi Journal 36(2) Page 17. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 98. Morris, B. (1970). Epiphytic Orchids of Malawi The Society of Malawi Pages 114 - 115. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 124. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Pages 82 - 83. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 142. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 203 - 204. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 85. |
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