Bolusiella iridifolia
Bolusiella iridifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of tropical and southern Africa, as well as the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean.[1]
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| Species: | B. iridifolia |
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| Bolusiella iridifolia (Rolfe) Schltr. | |
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Listrostachys iridifolia Rolfe | |
Bolusiella iridifolia grows in a cold windy humid environment at high altitudes. The species has succulent leaves that form a fan shape. The inflorescence is periodically covered in brown bracts from which protrude tiny white spurred flowers.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- Bolusiella iridifolia subsp. iridifolia - from Ivory Coast east to Ethiopia and Tanzania, south to Angola and Zimbabwe; also Comoros
- Bolusiella iridifolia subsp. picea P.J.Cribb - from Burundi and Kenya south to Zimbabwe
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References
- Stewart, Joyce; Campbell, Bob (1970). Orchids of Tropical Africa. A.S. Barnes & Co. ISBN 0-498-07555-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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