Description ⁷

Terrestrial or rarely epiphytic; with fleshy tubers; Stem, ovary and calyx with glandular hairs; Leaves radical, sheaths like and cauline, 1-several; Inflorescence terminal, in raceme; Flowers resupinate, sepals free, dorsal sepal forming a hood with petals, lateral sepals spreading; Lip entire, 3-5-lobed; Spurred; Column short and broad; Flowers white, yellow, purple, red, pink.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Landy Rita, all rights reserved, uploaded by Landy Rita
2. (c) Guy Eric Onjalalaina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Guy Eric Onjalalaina
3. (c) Mamy Tiana RAJAONAH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mamy Tiana RAJAONAH
4. (c) Solofo Eric Rakotoarisoa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Solofo Eric Rakotoarisoa
5. (c) jo_osborne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
6. no rights reserved, uploaded by Romer Rabarijaona
7. (c) Landy Rita, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos

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