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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Tanzania and Malawi |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | malawiensis: of Malawi where the species was first found. |
| Habitat: | On twigs and small branches in deeply shaded riverine and montane evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 2300 m |
| Flowering time: | Mostly Mar - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Tanzania and northern Malawi. |
| National distribution: | N,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 314. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 26. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 399 - 400. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1983). Malawi Orchids Volume 1 Epiphytic Orchids National Fauna Preservation Society of Malawi Pages 26 - 27. Protologue (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 257. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 131. |
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