Plant description ²

Small epiphyte; stem up to 15 cm long; leaves long and narrow, almost cylindrical, 10-16 x 1-1.5 mm; sepals 5-5.5 mm long; lip ovate-oblong, obtuse, 5x1 mm ; spur cylindrical, 2.2-3.5 mm long, slightly inflated, partly hidden by the floral bracts; the ovary bears dark tufts of hair.

Elevation ²

0 - 900 m

Référence ²

Bosser J. & Lecoufle M. 2011.- Les orchidées de Madagascar. Biotope, Mèze (Collection Parthénope).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Landy Rita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Landy Rita
2. (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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