Bonatea steudneri
Bonatea steudneri
- Native to:
- Angola | Burundi | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Kenya | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Bonatea
- Species:
- Bonatea steudneri
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr
- Bloom Colors:
- green, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- moths
- Fragrant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from underground tubers after grassland fires; adapted to fire-prone African savannas and grasslands.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Terrestrial orchid requiring mycorrhizal association for germination; very difficult to grow from seed without specialized techniques.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI