Observations in the Species: Corycium carnosum
Synonyms also shown: Pterygodium patersoniae, Pterygodium carnosum
Observed on: 12th December 2012
Added to iSpot: 20th December 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0
Description: Slender to fairly robust tuberous geophyte to 55 cm, turning black on drying. Leaves narrowly lanceolate. Flowers many in a dense raceme, c. 18 7 mm, sepals green, petals pink and lip whitish pink, lateral sepals free, lip with 2 broad diverging lobes, appendage a beaked hood over gynostemium.
Observed on: 19th December 2012
Added to iSpot: 19th December 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Observed on: 16th December 2012
Added to iSpot: 16th December 2012
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 2
Comments: 1
Observed on: 7th December 2012
Added to iSpot: 8th December 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: About 25cm tall.
Location: R102
Lat/Lng: -33.98964, 24.08111
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Observed on: 2nd December 2012
Added to iSpot: 3rd December 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Plants about 30cm tall, very few flowers still open on the dense spikes.
Observed on: 2nd December 2012
Added to iSpot: 3rd December 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 1
Description: If this is the 'unusual variant' described on p. 334 of Liltved and Johnson's 'The Cape Orchids' then this might be a self-pollinating species. The mouth is narrow and the petals reduced.
By: Charles Stirton
Observed on: 31st December 2007
Added to iSpot: 5th June 2012
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0
Location: Outeniquas en route to Tierkop
Lat/Lng: -33.92889, 22.51631
On the western side of the jeep track just above the Cape Nature gate in the Outeniquas en route to Tierkop.
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Observed on: 2nd December 2011
Added to iSpot: 5th February 2012
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
Description: Slender to somewhat robust tuberous geophyte to 55cm.Leaves narrowly lanceolate.
Observed on: 2nd December 2011
Added to iSpot: 4th December 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Observed on: 30th November 2011
Added to iSpot: 1st December 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
Description: Slender to robust tuberous geophyte to 55cm. These plants will soon be engulfed by the Gleichenia polypodioides which surrounds them
Observed on: 16th November 2011
Added to iSpot: 26th November 2011
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 3
Comments: 2
Description: Slender or robust tuberous geophyte to 40cm
Observed on: 11th November 2011
Added to iSpot: 11th November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Observed on: 7th November 2007
Added to iSpot: 2nd November 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0
Description: Slender to fairly robust tuberous geophyte to 40cm
Observed on: 2nd January 2011
Added to iSpot: 27th September 2011
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0