Centrostigma clavatum Summerh.

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Perennial wet peaty dambo
Feb 2018
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Luwawa Forest Reserve, Mzimba District

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Description:	Terrestrial herb with ellipsoid tubers. Leaves along the stem, 6-7, lowest sheathing, lanceolate, up to c. 14 cm long, acute, ribbed; inflorescence laxly up to 18-flowered; flowers large, white, greenish-cream or greenish-yellow.
Type location:	Zambia, Mbala
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Derivation of specific name:	clavatum: club-shaped in reference to the spur.
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Flowering time:	Jan - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	From DRC to Tanzania south to Malawi and Zambia.
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Growth form(s):	Perennial.
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Literature:	Geerinck, D. (1984). Orchidaceae (premiere partie) Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 152 - 153. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 48 - 49. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 43. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 118. Summerhayes, V.S. (1956). African orchids XXIII Kew Bulletin 11(2) Pages 221 - 222. Protologue Vollesen, K. & Merrett, L. (2019). Field Guide to the (wetter) Zambian Miombo Woodland. Part 1 (Ferns & Monocots) GVPedia Communications Pages 136 - 137. (Includes a picture). Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Page 78.

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