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Polystachya johnstonii
johnstonii
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Photo: Joachim Thiede
Mount Mulanje, Lichenya Plateau, cliff edge at S end of Lichenya Plateau (W face of The Crater)
Photo: Joachim Thiede
Mount Mulanje, Lichenya Plateau, cliff edge at S end of Lichenya Plateau (W face of The Crater)
Photo: Joachim Thiede
Mount Mulanje, Lichenya Plateau, cliff edge at S end of Lichenya Plateau (W face of The Crater)
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Dwarf epiphytic herb, forming dense clumps, flowering when leafless or with the new leaves. Pseudobulbs ovoid or globose, 2-6-leaved. Leaves lanceolate or ligulate, glossy green. Inflorescence densely 2-12-flowered. Flowers (in var. johnstonii) not opening wide, predominantly green and white, but sometimes flushed with purple. Sepals fleshy, densely hairy on the outside; dorsal sepal 10-13 mm long, ovate; lateral sepals obliquely ovate. Petals 7-10 mm long, oblanceolate. Lip hairy on the underside near the base, fleshy, much recurved; callus with numerous clavate hairs. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
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| Habitat: | Growing on Xerophyta trunks on exposed hillsides and mountain tops. |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Restricted to Mt Mulanje, Malawi. |
| National distribution: | S |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 15 June 2017 |
| Literature: |
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 351 - 352. La Croix, I. et al. (1983). Malawi Orchids Volume 1 Epiphytic Orchids National Fauna Preservation Society of Malawi Pages 92 - 94. as Polystachya johnstonii (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 228. as Polystachya johnstonii (Includes a picture). Morris, B. (1970). Epiphytic Orchids of Malawi The Society of Malawi Pages 63 - 65. As Polystachya johnstonii (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2002). Endemics of Mt. Mulanje. The endemic spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Systematics and Geography of Plants 72 Page 18. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 139. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polystachya johnstoniiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polystachya johnstonii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polystachya johnstonii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Polystachya johnstonii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polystachya johnstonii
JSTOR Plant Science: Polystachya johnstonii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polystachya johnstonii
Plants of the World Online: Polystachya johnstonii
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Wikipedia: Polystachya johnstonii
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