Holothrix unifolia Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 119 (1881).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Deroemera unifolia (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 213 (1855).
Peristylus unifolius (Rchb.f.) Hochst. ex Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 213 (1855).
Description:
Plant 4–5 in. high. Tuber fusiform or ovate. Leaves orbicular, somewhat acute, cordate. Scapes retrorsely hispid, upper part with several sessile, triangular, acuminate sheaths. Racemes cylindrical, secund. Bracts slightly exceeding the flowers. Sepals ovate, acute. Petals cuneate, ovate, acuminate, longer than the sepals. Lip oblong; apex minutely 5-lobed; spur cylindrical, acute, 1/2 as long as the ovary.
Habitat:
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Gonder, Shewa)
