Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Slender terrestrial, 20 - 60 cm. Leaves along the stem, up to 5 cm, acting as bracts at the inflorescence. Inflorescence dense with 4 - 16 flowers, orange or yellow including the ovaries. Dorsal sepal erect, less than 9 mm, convex, forming a hood with the petals. Lip entire, hanging down or curved forwards, 5-10 mm. Spur 1-2 cm, pendent, slightly swollen near the apex.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Platycoryne buchananiana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=117240
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Frequent
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Platycoryne buchananiana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=117240
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings