Derivation of specific name
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transvaalensis: of the Transvaal, South Africa
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polystachya transvaalensis Schltr. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=118470
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Low-level epiphyte or occasional lithophyte. Stems normally covered in blackened remains of old leaf sheaths, are not thickened into distinct pseudobulbs. Leaves 2-5, sheathing at the base, apex rounded. Inflorescence erect, up to 12-flowered; lateral sepals green, tinged with purple-brown; petals and lip creamy white.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polystachya transvaalensis Schltr. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=118470
- author
- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Frequent
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polystachya transvaalensis Schltr. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=118470
- author
- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Polystachya transvaalensis Schltr. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=118470
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
