Orchidaceae
Holothrix

Holothrix micrantha Schltr.

First published in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 31 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe, Gauteng. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Orchidaceae, I. la Croix and P.J. Cribb. Flora Zambesiaca 11:1. 1995

Morphology General Habit
Terrestrial herb c. 16 cm tall.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf 1, ± withered at flowering time.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
Scape without sheaths, with long spreading hairs.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence 4–7 cm long, several- to many-flowered; ovary 2–5 mm long; bracts long ciliate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers buff.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 1.5–1.7 × 1.3 mm, ovate, hairy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 3.8 × 1 mm, narrowly lanceolate, obtuse, entire, opaque and fleshy towards the tip.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
Lip 3.5 × 3.9 mm, divided to about halfway into 5 lobes, the entire part 1.7 mm long, the lobes 1.4–1.8 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Spur
Spur 1.7 mm long, conical, obtuse.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anther 2 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary glabrous.
[FZ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0