Swaziland's Flora Database
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Schizochilus cecilii Rolfe ssp. culveri (Schltr.) H.P.Linder (name current July 2011) (Schizochilus bulbinella) ORCHIDACEAE Growth form: Herb Near Endemic Found within protected areas Schedule B Illegal trade Red Data Book Information: Status: LR nt Endemism: Near endemic Distribution: NW Swaziland, Malolotja Confined to the mountains between Barberton (South Africa) and northwestern Swaziland. Flowers from December to January. Regional distribution: Confined to the mountains between Barberton (South Africa) and northwestern Swaziland. Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*): Schizochilus bulbinella - Slender, hairless. Stem usually leaning or carried horizontally. Leaves four or five, well-developed, low down on stem, largest c 9 cm long X c 6 mm wide, usually less. Flower-spike dense, up to c 4 cm long, flowers closely set; bracts small, erect. Perianth segments c 4 mm long, odd petal erect with short spur. * Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication. |
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References Stewart, J., H.P. Linder, E.A. Schelpe, A.V. Hall. 1982. Wild Orchids of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg. |