Cheirostylis divina var. divina.
Description :
Stem 7-16 cm tall. Leaves 5-7; petiole and sheath up to 1.6 cm long; blade up to 1.8 cm long and 1.6 cm wide. Inflorescence 1-1.5 cm long, 3-10-flowered. Basal part of the lip distinctly longer than the width of the apical lobe.
Habitat:
Lowland and submontane humid forests. June, October-December.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
Typical variety is known from Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon. Alt. up to 1158 m.
References:
Orchidaceae of West-central Africa, vol. 1, Gdansk University Press Gdansk 2010
