Stenoglottis fimbriata var. fimbriata

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

Morphology General Habit

An erect epiphytic or lithophytic herb 10–35 cm tall; tubers to 4 × 1 cm, ellipsoid, woolly.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves 6–12 in a basal rosette, spreading or arched, up to 12 × 2 cm, lanceolate or oblanceolate, acute, often spotted with dark brown, the margins undulate.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape

Scape with several lightly spotted sheaths, lanceolate, acuminate, decreasing in size up the scape.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence erect, rather laxly 5–many-flowered, flowers subsecund; pedicel and ovary 9–10 mm long, the bracts shorter.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers pink or lilac, the lip with darker spots.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Dorsal sepal 3–5.5 × c. 2 mm, elliptic; lateral sepals slightly longer, obliquely ovate.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals 5–6 × 3 mm, enfolding the column; sepals and petals with papillose margins.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum

Lip 5–12 × 3–6 mm, narrowly wedge-shaped in outline, 3-lobed in apical third; mid-lobe acute, narrower and usually longer than the truncate side lobes.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column

Column 1–2 mm tall; staminodes fist-shaped, the apex ± tuberculate; stigmatic arms slender, erect or slightly curved.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Capsule ribbed, 12–18 mm long.