Malaxis maclaudii
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Kasanka National Park, Fibwe.
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Malaxis hirschbergii Summerh. |
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A terrestrial herb to 15 cm tall, with creeping rhizome. Leaves 2-3, with bases sheathing the stem, and with petioles up to 2 cm long. Flowers are mauve or lilac in a many-flowered contracted subumbellate inflorescence. A very distinctive species with a short, subumbellate inflorescence. |
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Guinée |
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| Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widely distributed in West Africa, extending to D.R.Congo and Zambia. |
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| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Literature: |
Cribb, P.J. (1978). A synopsis of Malaxis (Orchidaceae) in Africa Kew Bulletin 32(4) Page 738. Geerinck, D. (1984). Orchidaceae (premiere partie) Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Page 272. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 283 - 284. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 122. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 110 - 112. as Malaxis hirschbergii (Includes a picture). |
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