Jumellea pandurata Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 334 (1916).
Description:
Plants upright, to 20 cm tall stem very thick (6-7 mm in diameter) and with very numerous leaves. Leaves lingulate (6-8 cm x 10-18 mm coriaceous and rigid. Inflorescences 7-8 cm, peduncle 2-2.5 cm long, with 2.3 sheaths, flowers white, spur greenish. Sepals lanceolate subacute, 20-25 mm long Petals longer, lanceolate acuminate and sub obtuse. Labellum longer than the sepals, panduriform lanceolate lower dilation slightly noticeable, the tipper laterally angular; provided basally in front of the spur oriface with a short median keel, gradually enlarged toward the front or to l mm tall, spur filiform-pendent acute and gerieralf5 12 cm long. Column short, auricles nearly squared, obtuse. Pedicel generally 5 cm long.
Habitat:
Lithophyte or epiphyte; on basalt rocks from 1200 m alt., flowering in October.
Distribution:
C. Madagascar
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