1648.030 Graphorkis Thouars

GRAPHORCHIS Thouars

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998) Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2)

Description of the genus

Epiphytic, sympodial herbs. Pseudobulbs clustered, with several nodes, partly covered by fibrous leaf bases; roots of two types, some attached to substrate and some aerial, erect. Leaves developing after flowering, petiolate, narrowly elliptic, acute or acuminate, thin-textured, plicate. Inflorescence paniculate, many-flowered; flowers resupinate, yellowish, marked with brown or purple. Sepals and petals free; lip 3-lobed, spurred at the base; disk with 2 keels. Column with hirsute basal auricles; pollinia 2, waxy, sessile.

Worldwide: Five species, one in tropical Africa and four in Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Provinces	Content
lurida (Sw.) Kuntze	N,W	Nw,Lp,N	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Graphorkis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Graphorkis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Graphorkis
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iNaturalist: Graphorkis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Graphorkis
JSTOR Plant Science: Graphorkis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Graphorkis
Plants of the World Online: Graphorkis
Tropicos: Graphorkis
Wikipedia: Graphorkis