Ancistrorhynchus ovatus
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Habit
Riverine forest
Chimpempe Falls, Mporokoso Distr.
Oct 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Riverine forest
Chimpempe Falls, Mporokoso Distr.
Oct 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit on fallen branch
Riverine forest
Chimpempe Falls, Mporokoso Distr.
Oct 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Riverine forest
Lumangwe-Kabwelume Falls, Mporokoso Distr.
Apr 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Riverine forest
Lumangwe-Kabwelume Falls, Mporokoso Distr.
Apr 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Riverine forest
Lumangwe-Kabwelume Falls, Mporokoso Distr.
Apr 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Epiphytic herb with pendent to ascending arcuate stems up to 20 cm long; leaves linear, 7-19 x 0.5-1.4 cm, unequally bilobed at the apex; inflorescences capitate, 1–2 cm. long and across; flowers white; pedicel and ovary 6–8 mm. long; dorsal sepal oblong-elliptic or obovate-elliptic, rounded, 3.3–4.4 mm x 1.3–2 mm; lateral sepals oblique, elliptic-oblong, rounded, 3.5–4.8 mm x 1.3–2.1 mm; petals broadly elliptic-oblanceolate, rounded, 3.2–4.5 mm x 2.4–4.3 mm; lip concave, broadly ovate or ovate-orbicular, rounded, 3–4.8 mm x 2.4–4.3 mm, with undulate margins; spur clavate, 4.6–5.8 mm long. |
| Type location: |
Uganda |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ovatus: ovate, in reference to the shape of the lip. |
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| Flowering time: | Mar - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Uganda and northern Zambia. |
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| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Wightman, N. & Bytebier, B. (2021). Ancistrorhynchus (Orchidaceae), a new generic record for the Flora of Zambia Phytotaxa 528 Pages 59 - 61. |
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