Microcoelia hirschbergii
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Photo: Robin Pope
Chifwema Road, Lusaka
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Chifwema Road, Lusaka
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Roots many, crowded, smooth, mostly unbranched, terete or slightly flattened, spreading radially. Inflorescences several, erect. Flowers distinctly pedicellate, borne in a dense head. Floral bracts not sheathing. Flowers white, the lip brownish at the base; column brown at the base and green in front. Spur straight, inflated towards the apex. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | hirschbergii: after C.W. Von Hirschberg, 1924-?, who collected the type specimen of this species. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC and Zambia. |
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| Literature: |
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 432. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 177. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 123. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 183 - 184. (Includes a picture). |
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