!Corycium orobanchoides (L.f.) Sw. 1800 SECTION Corycium TYPE of the section Photo by Tyrone Genade ©

Plant in situ South Africa Photo by Cameron McMaster

Fragrant Full SunCold LATE Winter EARLY Spring

Common Name or Meaning The Orobanche-Like Corycium - Baster-trewwa

Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]

Found in southern Cape Province South Africa in sandy areas at elevations of sea level to 500 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with purple-red barred, basal leaves and numerous, lanceolate, imbricate, acute leaves that blooms in the late winter and early spring on a terminal, erect, 7.2" [18 cm] long, densely many flowered inflorescence with broadly ovate, acute floral bracts and carrying fruity scented flowers.

Synonyms Pterygodium orobanchoides (L.f.) Schltr. 1898; Pterygodium vestitum (Sw.) Schltr. 1898; *Satyrium orobanchoides L.f. 1782

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 5 257- 320 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1974; Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Stewart, Linder, Schelpe & Hall 1982 photo fide; Orchids of Southern Africa Linder & Kurzwell 1999 drawing/photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 40 pg 2492 - 2564 Brieger 2000; Genera Orchidacearum Vol 2 Part One Pridgeon, Cribb, Chase and Rasmussen 2001; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #3 2016 drawing fide;

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