Tridactyle muriculata (Rendle) Schltr. 1918
Side View of flowerPhoto by © Murielle Simo-Droissart and The Orchidaceae of Central Africa Website
Common Name The Small Points Tridactyle
Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]
Found in Nigeria and Cameroon as an epiphyte with a sdtout, branching stem carrying linear-oblong, broadly and obtusely bilobed apically leaves that blooms on a short, arising opposite or below the leaves, single flowered inflorescence
Similar to T anthomaniaca but differs in the more slender stems, narrower leaves and the larger flower with a much longer spur.
CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution!!
Synonyms Angraecum muriculatum Rendle 1913
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans and Campbell 2006
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