Holothrix nyasae Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 193 (1898).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Holothrix nyasae var. blepharodactyla Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 487 (1915).
Description:
Plant 9–10 in. high. Leaves 1 or 2 (?), orbicular or broadly cordate-orbicular, long pilose, about 3/4 in. long, 1 in. broad. Scapes 9–10 in. long, densely pilose; racemes 2 in. long, secund, 12–14-flowered. Bracts ovate, acute, 2 lin. long. Pedicels 2 lin. long. Sepals ovate, acute, pilose-ciliate, 1 1/4 lin. long. Petals cuneate-linear, 2 1/2 lin. long; apex tricuspidate. Lip flabellate, 2 1/2 lin. long; apex shortly 7-lobed; lobes triangular-linear. Column stout, 3/4 lin. long.
Habitat:
Distribution:
SW. Tanzania
