- Orchid list Vumba
This is a preliminary list has been compiled by Petra Ballings, based on the occurrence of species in the Eastern Division.
Literature used for the compilation of the list includes: Southern African Epiphytic Orchids, (J.S. Ball, 1978); Flora ZambesiacaVol. 11, Part 1&2 ( I. la Croix & P.J. Cribb, 1995,1998); and Terrestrial orchids in Zimbabwe, (W. Fibeck & M. Dare in Excelsa No. 16, 1993).
Records are marked : PR= Personal records, FZ= Flora Zambesiaca, RD= Southern African Plant Red Data List, SRGH= National Herbarium and Botanic Garden of Zimbabwe, DP= Darrel Plowes, JB= J.Ball, WF=Werner Fibeck. More information: Zimbabwe flora
1. Epiphytic orchids
| Name | Habitat | Flower time | Records |
| Acampe | |||
| Acampe pachyglossa Rchb.f. | Sheltered areas, along river banks, 100m-1000m | November to March | PR,JB |
| Aerangis | |||
| Aerangis appendiculata (De Wild.) Schltr. | Evergreen forest or high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 1150-1850m | February to March | |
| Aerangis kotchyana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. | Low altitude rain forest, 0-1500m | April to May | SRGH |
| Aerangis mystacidii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. | Riverine & submontane evergreen forest, high rainfall woodland, 60-1800m | March to May | JB,SRGH |
| Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. | Open woodland, 100-1800m | November to January | |
| Aeranthes | |||
| Aeranthes africana J. L. Stewart | Endemic to Vumba mountains, montane forest on East-facing ridges, 1670m | November to December | RD,JB,SRGH |
| Angraecopsis | |||
| Angraecopsis amaniensis Summerh. | High rainfall Brachystegia woodland & evergreen forest, 750-1500 m | April to May | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Angraecopsis parviflora (Thouars) Schltr. | Riverine and mixed evergreen forest, 870-1700m | January to March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Angraecum | |||
| Angraecum chamaeanthus Schltr. | Montane and submontane forest, 1400-2300m | October to March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Angraecum chimanimaniensis G.Will. | Moist forest | RD | |
| Angraecum conchiferum Lindl. | Montane evergreen forest, 1800-1900m | September and October | SRGH |
| Angraecum cultriforme Summerh. | Riverine forest, moist evergreen forest, 50-700m | January to March | SRGH |
| Angraecum humile Summerh. | Upper branches of forest trees, 1200-1400m | ||
| Angraecum minus Summerh. | Evergreen rainforest and high rainfall woodland, 1000-1800m | March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Angraecum pusillum Lindl. | Shady forest | September to March | Chimanimani ? |
| Angraecum sacciferum Lindl. | Montane and submontane evergreen forest, 1100-2300 m | February and March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Angraecum stella-africae P.J.Cribb | Brachystegia woodland, 1250-1500m | December and January | PR |
| Ansellia | |||
| Ansellia africana Lindl. | Hot dry mixed decidious woodland, 0-1700m | September to February | PR,JB |
| Bolusiella | |||
| Bolusiella iridifolia (Rolfe) Schltr. | With mosses & lichens on trees in montane and submontane evergreen rain forest, 1400-2438m | February to March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Bolusiella maudiae (Bolus) Schltr. | Riverine forest & high rainfall woodland, 550-1150m | February | RD |
| Bulbophyllum | |||
| Bulbophyllum ballii P.J. Cribb | Evergreen forest, c. 1000m | February to March | RD,SRGH,PR |
| Bulbophyllum elliotii Rolfe | High rainfall brachystegia woodland, 600-1600m | February to April | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Bulbophyllum encephalodes Summerh. | Evergreen forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 900-1150m | May to August | |
| Bulbophyllum fuscum Lindl. var. melinostachyum (Schltr.) J.J.Verm. | Woodland and riverine forest, 60-1350m | February to March | FZ,JB,SRGH |
| Bulbophyllum humblotii Rolfe | Brachystegia and Uapaca woodland, 640-1250m | March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Bulbophyllum intertextum Lindl. | Evergreen and riverine forest,1000-1900m | March to mid April | |
| Bulbophyllum josephi (Kuntze) Summerh. | Brachystegia woodland, sub- montane evergreen forest, 1050-1900m | March and April | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Bulbophyllum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. | Brachystegia and mixed decidious woodland, riverine forest, 600-1600m | October to December | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Bulbophyllum sandersonii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. subsp. sandersonii | Epiphyte in woodland, 1000-1600m | August to December | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Bulbophyllum scaberulum (Rolfe) Bolus | Woodland and evergreen forest, 900-1900m | October to december | PR,JB |
| Bulbophyllum unifoliatum De Wild. subsp. infracarinatum (G.Will.) J.J.Verm. | Riverine and submontane evergreen forest, 900-1100m | December and January | PR,JB |
| Cirrhopetalum | |||
| Cirrhopetalum umbellatum (Forst.) Hook & Arn (Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars) | Evergreen forest, 800-1450m | October to January | JB,SRGH |
| Cyrtorchis | |||
| Cyrtorchis arcuata (Lindl.) Schltr. var. arcuata | Brachystegia and Uapaca woodland, 310-2200 m | March to May | FZ |
| Cyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. | Brachystegia and Uapaca woodland, 650-1500 m | December to January | PR,JB |
| Cyrtorchis ringens (Rchb.f.) Summerh. | Submontane & montane forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 1000-1900m | February to March | PR,JB |
| Diaphananthe | |||
| Diaphananthe rutila (Rchb.f.) Summerh. | Evergreen rainforest & riverine forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 550-1900m | March | PR,JB |
| Diaphananthe stolzii Schltr. | Evergreen forest, near rivers on rocks & low boles, 870-1900m | March | FZ,JB,SRGH |
| Diaphananthe subsimplex Summerh. | Submontane & montane evergreen forest, 1500-1970m | January to February | JB,SRGH |
| Diaphananthe xanthopollinia (Rchb.f.) Summerh. | Submontane & riverine forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 600-1800m | May to June | FZ,SRGH |
| Jumellea | |||
| Jumellea walleri (Rolfe) la Croix (J. filicornoides (De Wild. ) Schltr.) | Riverine forest, high rainfall woodland, 350-1700m | January to March | SRGH |
| Microcoelia | |||
| Microcoelia corallina Summerh. | Dry mixed decidious woodland, near rivers, 200-450m | DP | |
| Microcoelia exilis Lindl. | At lower altitude on trees along river banks, 0-1800m | February and March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Microcoelia moreauae L. Jonss. | Riverine forest, hot areas at low altitude, 650-1750m | August and September | |
| Microcoelia stolzii (Schltr.) Summerh. | Montane evergreen forest, 1150-2300m | September to October | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Mystacidium | |||
| Mystacidium gracile Harv. | Montane evergreen rainforest, c. 1600m | Start January – mature October | |
| Mystacidium tanganyikense Summerh. | Montane evergreen rainforest, 1700- 2400m | February | PR,JB |
| Oberonia | |||
| Oberonia disticha (Lam.) Schltr. | Evergreen forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 430-1200m | February to March | |
| Polystachya | |||
| Polystachya adansoniae Rchb.f. | Evergreen forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 1390-1660m | March into April | PR,SRGH,JB |
| Polystachya albescens Ridl. subsp. imbricata (Rolfe) Summerh. | Rain and riverine forest, high rainfall woodland, 760-1650m | October to January | PR, SRGH,JB |
| Polystachya caespitifica Engl. subsp. hollandii (L.Bolus) P.J.Cribb & Podzorski | Submontane and montane evergreen forest, 1500-2300m | March to June | PR |
| Polystachya campyloglossa Rolfe | Montane forest,1800-1900m | mid October to mid December | PR,SRGH,JB |
| Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R. Sweet | Low altitude evergreen rainforest and riverine forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 30-1450m | January to March | PR,SRGH,JB |
| Polystachya cultriformis (Thouars) Spreng. | Submontane evergreen forest and riverine forest, 1000-2000m | November to January | PR,SRGH,JB |
| Polystachya dendrobiiflora Rchb.f. | Brachystegia and Uapaca woodland, 550-2165 m, grows also terrestrial | August to November | |
| Polystachya fusiformis (Thouars) Lindl. | Montane evergreen forest and riverine forest, high rainfall woodland, 900-2100m | January and February | PR |
| Polystachya golungensis Rchb.f. | Evergreen forest, dry woodland, c. 1000m | August and September | FZ,RD,JB SRGH |
| Polystachya modesta Rchb.f. | Riverine forest, high rainfall & mist zone woodland, 0-1800m | January to February | FZ,SRGH,JB |
| Polystachya simplex Rendle | Submontane evergreen forest, 900-1200m | December to January | PR,SRGH,JB |
| Polystachya stuhlmannii Kraenzl. | Evergreen forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 900-1550m | FZ | |
| Polystachya subumbellata P.J.Cribb & Podzorski | Montane evergreen forest, c.1200m | March | PR,SRGH |
| Polystachya transvaalensis Schltr. | Submontane and montane forest, 1400-2440m | November to January | PR,SRGH |
| Polystachya valentina I.la Croix & P.J. Cribb | Submontane forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 1300-1700m | September and October | PR,SRGH,JB |
| Polystachya zambesiaca Rolfe | Brachystegia woodland, 900-1700 m | August to February | PR,JB |
| Rangaeris | |||
| Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. | Evergreen forest, Brachystegia woodland, 800-1800m, often lithophyte | January to March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Solenangis | |||
| Solenangis conica (Schltr.) L. Jonss. | Montane trees and schrubs, 1800-2150m | February to March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Stolzia | |||
| Stolzia compacta P.J. Cribb subsp. purpurata P. J. Cribb | Submontane , montane and riverine forest, 1600-2000m | August to January | |
| Stolzia repens (Rolfe) Summerh.var. obtusa G.Will. | Submontane and montane evergreen forest, c. 2000m | December to January | PR,JB |
| Stolzia repens (Rolfe) Summerh. var. repens | Evergreen forest, high rainfall woodland, 1050-2200m | December to February | PR,SRGH,JB |
| Summerhayesia | |||
| Summerhayesia zambesiaca P.J.Cribb | Riverine and evergreen rain forest, Brachystegia woodland, 600-700m | March to May | JB,WF |
| Taeniophyllum | |||
| Taeniophyllum coxii (Summerh.) Summerh. | Edge of riverine forest, 1330m | April | |
| Tridactyle | |||
| Tridactyle anthomaniaca (Rchb.f.) Summerh. | Edge of evergreen forest, high rainfall woodland, 60-1500m | March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Tridactyle bicaudata (Lindl.) Schltr. | Miombo woodland, low altitude evergreen forest, 900-1700m | November to March | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Tridactyle inaequilonga (De Wild.) Schltr. | Submontane and riverine forest, 1250-1800m | December | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Tridactyle tricuspis (Bolus) Schltr. | High rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 1130-2285m | January to April | PR,SRGH |
| Tridactyle tridactylites (Rolfe) Schltr. | Submontane evergreen forest, riverine forest at lower altitudes, 450-1600m | December and January | PR,JB,SRGH |
| Tridactyle tridentata (Harv.) Schltr. | Brachystegia and mixed deciduous woodland, 640-1900m | November to March | PR |
| Vanilla | |||
| Vanilla polylepis Summerh. | Evergreen fringing forest, 1200-1500m, terrestrial orchid but climbs in trees when growing | November | PR,RD,JB,SRGH |
| Ypsilopis | |||
| Ypsilopus erectus (P.J.Cribb) P.J.Cribb & J.L. Stewart | Mountainside miombo and mixed deciduous woodland on slopes, 1000-1800m | March and April | PR,JB,SRGH |