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Platycoryne pervillei Rchb. fil.

Description

provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Terrestrial. Flowers deep orange; dorsal sepal 10-14 mm. Lip 7-11, curving forwards; spur 12-19 mm, usually tucked into the bracts. Very similar to P. buchananiana, which is smaller and more variable in colour.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Platycoryne pervillei Rchb. f. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=117270
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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