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OrchidMAP:   5286
Province:   Limpopo Province
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2329DD
Observer:   McMurtry, D.M.
Date of record:   2015-01-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   McMurtry, D.M. #15549: On Xerophyta on exposed steep northeast-slope. Woodbush Granite Grassland (Gm - 25). Dwarf sympodial epiphyte ? 60 mm tall in fruit, growing mainly on trunks and stems of very old Xerophyta aff. villosa. Leaves reddish from exposure to intense sunlight. Individuals also found on adjacent trees, e.g. Acacia ataxacantha & Searsia chirendensis. Fls deep chrome yellow - all individuals here appear cleistogamous.
Last updated:   2017-05-19 10:30:17
Sp. code:   254630
Species name:   Polystachya ngomensis
Common name:  
Family:   Orchidaceae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Polystachya ngomensis - ID: 254630
Institution:   Hortus Siccus McMurtrianus
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OrchidMAP-5286
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 5286 - photo: 1

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