Cribb, P.J. (1977) New orchids from South Central Africa Kew Bulletin 32(1) 137-187
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998) Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2)
Epiphytic monopodial herbs; stems short, leafy; roots arising at stem base. Leaves distichous, conduplicate, linear or ligulate. Inflorescence arising in leaf axils, many-flowered. Flowers rather fleshy, white or creamy-yellow. Sepals and petals subsimilar. Lip entire, concave, clasping the column, spurred at the base. Column short, stout. Worldwide: 3 species in tropical Africa DRC: 0 cultivated taxa. |
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