Platycoryne trilobata Summerh. 1958

Drawing and collection sheet by © Faulkner, H.G. Kew's Plants of ther World Website

Common Name or Meaning The Three Lobed Platycoryne

Flower Size

Found in Angola and Zambia in permananently wet dambos at elevations above 1000 metrs as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with ovoid tubers giving rise to an erect, stem carrying 5 to 6, spaced all along the stem, the lowermost 1 to 2, sheathing, the middle few, spreading, lanceoalte, acute, basally clasping, the upper ones adpressed to the stem leaves that blooms in the spring on a terminal, erect, to 3.2" [8 cm] long, 1 to 4 flowered inflorescence and carrying mostly green flowers.

Very similar to P protearum which both have a very similar rostellum but this one differs in the three lobed lip

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Kew Bull. 13: 67 Summerhayes 1958

The Orchids of South Central Africa Williamson 1977 drawing fide;

Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 Orchidaceae Part 1 Pope 1995;

Orchidaceae of West Central Africa Vol 1: 181 Szlatchecko etal 2010 drawing fide

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