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OrchidMAP:   6277
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2829CA
Observer:   Venter Nic
Date of record:   2017-11-25
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Plants were growing on large branch and the trunk of a P. falcatus at an approximate height of 2 meters. The tree was growing in a forested gorge at the base of a small waterfall (Cascades Waterfall) located on a hiking trail at Alpine Heath Resort (Alpine Cascades - Blue Footprints route). The plants were not in flower, but there were some ripening fruit.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:45
Sp. code:   254640
Species name:   Polystachya ottoniana
Common name:  
Family:   Orchidaceae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Polystachya ottoniana
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OrchidMAP-6277
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 6277 - photo: 1
VM-number: 6277 - photo: 2
VM-number: 6277 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Craig Peter
Comment:   Indehiscent Fruit
Date:   2018-02-11 12:08:46
Species name:   Polystachya ottoniana
Species code:   254640

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