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Polystachya ottoniana
- Polystachya ottoniana by Lourens Grobler
Description
Very slender epiphyte or lithophyte, up to 150mm tall. Pseudobulbs adjacent, often forming long chains, conical, up to 25mm high. Leaves 2 or 3, linear to strap-shaped, up to 130mm long. Inflorescence lax, as tall as the leaves, simple and hairy, 1-5 flowers, cream or white, lip with central yellow marking. Sepals subequal; median sepal narrowly oblong up to 13mm long, lateral sepals 13mm long, petals narrowly spatula to spear shaped up to 11mm long, lip 3-lobed up to 12mm long, 8.5mm wide. Hybridizes with Polystachya transvaalensis.
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