Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Terrestrial herb, 30-85 cm tall. Leaves up to 10 along the stem, lowermost sheathing, linear-lanceolate, up to 14.5 cm long. Inflorescence up to 17 cm long, densely many-flowered. Flowers green. Dorsal sepal erect; lateral sepals erect or spreading. Petals erect, twisted and folded around the column, serrated in the apical part. Lip 3-lobed; lobes linear, joined at the base for c. 3 mm; midlobe longest, 9-12 mm long. Spur pendent, 4-7 mm long, slightly bifid at 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). Roeperocharis wentzeliana Kraenzl. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=185150
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Probably rare
- 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). Roeperocharis wentzeliana Kraenzl. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=185150
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Tanzania, Zambia (Nyika), Malawi and Mt Namuli, Mozambique.
- 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). Roeperocharis wentzeliana Kraenzl. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=185150
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
