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Corymborkis corymbis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By path from carpark to Big Tree, Chirinda Forest
Photo: Bart Wursten
By path from carpark to Big Tree, Chirinda Forest
Photo: Bart Wursten
By path from carpark to Big Tree, Chirinda Forest
Photo: Rob Burrett
Chirinda Forest
Photo: Rob Burrett
Chirinda Forest
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| Synonyms: |
Corymborkis corymbosa (Ridl.) Kuntze |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial orchid growing from a rhizomatous rootstock. Stem thin, somewhat straggling and bamboo-like, up to 1.5 m tall. leaves spirally arranged along the stem, dark green, plicate, lanceolate or elliptic, up to 24 cm long, narrowing at the base into a sheathing petiole; margin somewhat wavy. Inflorescences axillary and terminal, 4-12-flowered. Floral bracts lanceolate to ovate, 7-15 mm long. Flowers non-resupinate, 'spidery'. Sepals, petals and lip similar, more or less narrowly linear-spathulate, 6-8.5 cm long, green, petals and lip turning white when mature. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | corymbis: in a corymb or cluster, referring to the inflorescences. |
| Habitat: | In deep shade in understorey of evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 100 - 1120 m |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa , Madagascar and Mascarene Islands. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 10 February 2024 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16. Cribb, P.J. (1984). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 243 - 245. (Includes a picture). Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 55. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 175. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 79. As Corymborkis corymbosa La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 6 - 7. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 24 - 25. (Includes a picture). Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ISBN 90-5410-445-7 Pages 73 - 74. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 94. McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. & Burns, S. (2008). Field Guide to the ORCHIDS of Northern South Africa and Swaziland Umdaus Press, PO Box 11059 Hatfield 0028 South Africa Pages 38 - 39. (Includes a picture). Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 124 - 125. (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 133. Summerhayes, V.S. (1956). African orchids XXIII Kew Bulletin 11(2) Page 224. As Corymborkis corymbosa |
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