Orchidaceae
Stenoglottis

Stenoglottis woodii Schltr.

First published in Ann. Transvaal Mus. 10: 242 (1924)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. KwaZulu-Natal. It is a tuberous geophyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Terrestrial or lithophytic herb, 10–20 cm tall.
Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
Tubers several, cylindrical, up to 8 mm in diameter.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 5–20 in a basal rosette, erect or spreading, 5–15 × 1–3 cm, linear, lanceolate-elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, often somewhat glaucous green, apex acute, margins not undulate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
Scape with several sheaths, ovate, long-acuminate, decreasing in size up the scape.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence to 20 cm high, 5–40-flowered.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white, pink or rosy-crimson, the lip usually spotted.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 4–6 mm long, ovate, obtuse or rounded, the lateral sepals oblique.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 3–5 mm long, ovate, enfolding the column, the margins entire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
Lip 10–14 mm long, obovate-cuneate in outline, 3-lobed in apical half; side lobes rounded or truncate, wider and usually slightly longer than mid-lobe; spur 1.5–3 mm long, slender, acute, straight or slightly curved.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column less than 2 mm long; staminodes erect, narrow, club-shaped, obscurely lobed at apex; stigmatic arms small, curved upwards then downwards in front of the staminodes.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule 1–1.5 cm long, ribbed.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

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