A NEW SPECIES OF HOLOTHRIX-LINDL (ORCHIDACEAE) FROM NORTHERN KWAZULU-NATAL

Authors
ARCHER C ARCHER RH
Citation
C. Archer et Rh. Archer, A NEW SPECIES OF HOLOTHRIX-LINDL (ORCHIDACEAE) FROM NORTHERN KWAZULU-NATAL, South African journal of botany, 62(4), 1996, pp. 209-211
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
South African journal of botany → ACNP
ISSN journal
02546299
Volume
62
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
209 - 211
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-6299(1996)62:4<209:ANSOH(>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Holothrix majubensis C. Archer & R.H. Archer, a new species from south ern Africa, is described, illustrated and compared with the other rela ted members of the genus. It is a very distinctive species, with a uni que combination of glabrous leaves with hairy margins, woolly scapes a nd non-resupinate, carnose, white flowers with a constantly 3-lobed li p.