Orchid list
This is a preliminary list has been compiled by Petra Ballings, based on the occurrence of species in the Eastern Division. Species for which confirmed data is available, are high-lighted in grey. Literature used for the compilation of the list includes: Southern African Epiphytic Orchids ( J.S. Ball,1978), Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 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. A photographic herbarium is available at our home in Ndundu lodge. Species names with hyperlinks will show photographs.
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 var. scaberulum | 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 /Brachystegia woodland, 310-2200 m | March to May | FZ |
| Cyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. subsp. praetermissa | Brachystegia and Uapaca /Brachystegia 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 | 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 cultriformis (Thouars) Lindl. | 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 tessellata Lindl. | Low altitude evergreen rainforest and riverine forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 30-1450m | January to March | PR,SRGH,JB |
| Polystachya transvaalensis Schltr. | Submontane and montane forest, 1400-2440m | November to January | PR,SRGH |
| Polystachya vaginata 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 |
2. Terrestrial orchids
| Name | Habitat | Flower time | Records |
| Bonatea | |||
| B. cassidea Sond. | In shade among boulders, 1200-1500m | August-September | |
| B. speciosa (L.f.) Willd. | Open deciduous woodland, c. 1500m | ||
| B. steudneri (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz | Brachystegia woodland, 900-1100m | February-April | FZ,SRGH |
| Brachycorythis | |||
| B. buchananii (Schltr.) Rolfe | Grassland and bog, 500-1800m | January-March | |
| B. congoensis Kraenzl | Seepage areas at foot of slopes, wet grassland, Brachystegia woodland, 1000-1500m | January- February | |
| B. ovata Lindl. subsp. welwitschii (Rchb.f.) Summerh. | Grassland, vlei | December- February | FZ, SRGH |
| B. pleistophylla Rchb.f. subsp. pleistophylla | Grassland, open woodland, 1100-2200m | December-January | PR, SRGH |
| B. tenuior Rchb.f. | Open grassy areas, woodland, 1050-1800m | January-February | |
| B. velutina Schltr. | Grassland and open woodland, 1500-1800m | December | |
| Brownleea | |||
| B. galpinii Bolus subsp. galpinii | Mountain grassland among rocks | February-March | |
| B. maculata P.J.Cribb | Forest shade, rotting tree trunks & rocks, above 1500m | SRGH | |
| B. parviflora Lindl. | Mountain grassland, esp. in damp places | March-April | SRGH |
| Calanthe | |||
| C. sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl. | Riverine and evergreen forest, shaded damp places, 900-1700m | January- March | FZ,SRGH |
| Cheirostylis | |||
| C. gymnochiloides (Ridl.) Rchb.f. | Deep shade in riverine forest, 300-760m | ||
| Corymborkis | |||
| C. corymbis Thouars | Deep shade in evergreen (lowland) forest, 100-1120m | January-February | |
| Cynorkis | |||
| C. anacamptoide Kraenzl var. anacamptoides | Wet and marshy areas, 600-2300m | November-January | |
| C. hanningtonii Rolfe | High rainfall Brachystegia, damp grass near streams, occasionally in evergreen forest, 900-1900m | February-May | |
| C. kassneriana Kraenzl. | In leaf litter on forest floor, incl. pine plantations, on rocky seepage slopes, 1300-2300m | February-May | PR |
| C. kirkii Rolfe | Seepage slopes in grass overlying rock, in shade of rocks, up to 1800m | January-February | |
| Didymoplexis | |||
| D. africana Summerh | In leaf litter of sub-montane forest, up to 800m | FZ | |
| Disa | |||
| D.aconitoides Sond. subsp. concinna (N.E.Br.) H.P.Linder | Brachestegia woodland, montane grassland and vleis, 1000-2000m | December-January | SRGH |
| D. equestris Rchb.f. | Vlei and montane grassland | December-January | |
| D. erubescens Rendle Subsp. erubescens | Wet grassland or seepages in montane zone,1800-2400m | January-March | |
| D. fragrans Schltr. subsp. fragrans | Grassland and seepage slope amongst rocks | May-June | PR, SRGH |
| D. hircicornis Rchb.f. | Vleis, swampy and wet grassland, 1500-1800m | December-February | SRGH |
| D. ochrostachya Rchb.f. | Vlei and montane grassland, 1500-2600m | January-February | |
| D. ornithantha Schltr. | Brachestegia woodland or wet montane grassland, 1000-2000m | January-March | |
| D. patula Sond. var. transvaalensis Summerh. | Montane grassland, 600-2400m | January-February | |
| D. perplexa H.P.Linder | Wet grassland, montane bog | December-January | |
| D. saxicola Schltr. | Montane grassland, on rocky outcrops and cliffs, often on moss covered rock, 1000-2400m | January-March | |
| D. walleri Rchb.f. | Brachestegia woodland or secondary montane grassland, 1000-2300m | January-February | |
| D. welwitschii Rchb.f. subsp. welwitschii | Damp grassland and vleis, 900-2400m | December-January | |
| D. woodii Schltr. | Well-drained to wet grassland, along roadsides | September-November | |
| D. zombica N.E.Br. | Montane grassland, 1200-2200m | January-April | |
| Disperis | |||
| D. anthoceros Rchb.f. var. anthoceros | In leaf litter in shade of evergreen forest, in pine & cypress plantations, 1100-2300m | February-March | SRGH |
| D. concinna Schltr. | Moist submontane grassland, c. 1800m | February | |
| D. dicerochila Summerh. | In leaf litter in evergreen forest, in pine & cypress plantations, 1700-2300m | February-March | PR |
| D. leuconeura Schltr. | Evergreen & riverine forest, deep shade in leaf litter, 450-800m | January-February | SRGH |
| D. lindleyana Rchb.f. | In leaf litter in evergreen forest, in pine plantations, 1650-2000m | December-January | PR, STGH |
| D. micrantha Lindl. | Leaf-mould on forest floor, deep shade, riverine forest, c. 1350m | March | |
| D. reichenbachiana Rchb.f. | In leaf litter in riverine or submontane forest, rock crevices in bushy grassland, 800-1600m | December-February | |
| D. thorncroftii Schltr. | Montane evergreen forest, on forest floor, 1700-2000m | December | |
| D.thomensis Summerh. | This white disperis most resembles D. thomensis, however it is not on the checklist of Zimbabwe. Futher investigation is necessary. | February | PR, WF |
| D. virginalis Schltr. | On forest floor in montane evergreen forest & pine plantations, on mossy rocks under Podocarpus, 1500-1950m | February-March | SRGH |
| Eulophia | |||
| E. acutilabra Summerh. | Miombo and mixed deciduous woodland, 480-1650m | October-December | |
| E. adenoglossa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. | Miombo woodland and open plateau grassland, 700-1350m | December-January | |
| E. callichroma Rchb.f. | Dry miombo and mixed decidious woodland, grassy areas among rocks, often after bushfires, 60-1500m | September-October | |
| E. clitellifera (Rchb.f.) Bolus | Grassland and open woodland, often after bushfires, 0-1900m | September-October | |
| E. cucullata (Sw.) Steud. | Miombo and mixed decidious woodland, wooded grassland and forest margins, 0-1700m | October-December | PR |
| E. eylesii Summerh. | Miombo and mixed decidious woodland, 500-1700m | October-December | FZ, SRGH |
| E. foliosa (Lindl.) Bolus | Submontane grassland and vlei margins, 1500-1650m | ||
| E. fridericii (Rchb.f.) A. V. Hall | Brachystegia and mixed deciduous woodland, in rocky areas on hillsides, 700-1500m | October-December | SRGH |
| E. gonychila Schltr. | Miombo and mixed deciduous woodland, recently burned grassland, 900-1770m | Augustus-November | FZ,SRGH |
| E. guineensis Lindl. | Riverine forest and thicket shade, sometimes on granite outcrops, 1000m | November-December | |
|
E. hians
Spreng. var. hians |
Montane grassland, often after fires, c. 1500m | ||
| var. inaequalis (Schltr.) S.A. Thomas | Montane grassland, often after fires, c. 1500m | ||
| var. nutans (Sond.) S.A. Thomas | Grasslands, 900-2200m | ||
| E. horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. | Swampy areas in riverine and evergreen forest, base of mountain slopes, up to 1900m | very erratic | FZ,SRGH |
| E. katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild. | Dry grassland, rocky hillsides, dry Brachystegia woodland, 1000-1500m | Augustus-September | |
| E. leachii A.V.Hall | Dry deciduous woodland on sandy soils, 600-1050m | December-February | |
| E. livingstoneana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. | Edge of woodland, grasslands, Protea scrub slopes, 0-2200m | October-January | |
| E. longisepala Rendle | Miombo and mixed deciduous woodland, granite outcrops, rocky hill slopes, 5-1400m | November-December | |
| E. milnei Rchb.f. | Vlei and bog | October-December | SRGH |
| E. mumbwaensis Summerh. | Brachystegia woodland, rocky hillsides, 1000-1500m | October-November | SRGH |
| E. nordlindhii Summerh. | Miombo woodland, rocky hill slopes, 500-1500m | November-December | |
| E. nyasae Rendle | Miombo woodland or scrub, on rocky hillsides, 900-1680m | November-December | FZ,SRGH |
| E. odontoglossa Rchb.f. | Open montane & submontane grassland, Brachystegia woodland, 0-2100m | December-March | |
| E. orthoplectra (Rchb.f.) Summerh. | Brachystegia and mixed deciduous woodland, open grassland, 900-1800m | Augustus-October | |
| E. ovalis Lindl. var. bainesii (Rolfe) P.J.Cribb & la Croix | Montane grassland and woodland on rocky hillsides, 1000-2135m | December-January | |
| E. parviflora (Lindl.) A.V. Hall | Submontane grassy slopes, open hillsides, 1060-1970m | October | SRGH |
| E. penduliflora Kraenzl. | Miombo and Brachystegia boehmii woodland, rocky hillsides, 750-1600m | September-November | |
| E. petersii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. | hot often low rainfall areas, on rocky outcrops, 0-1400m | November-January | FZ,SRGH |
| E. pulchra (Thouars)Lindl. (Oceoclades pulchra (Thouars) Clements & P.J.Cribb) | Deep shade in riverine forest, 600m | February | |
| E. pyrophila (Rchb.f.) Summerh. | Grassland & open deciduous woodland, often after fire, 600-1400m | October-November | |
| E. rara Schltr. | Brachystegia woodland, 550-1700m | December-January | |
| E. saxicola P.J.Cribb & G.Will. | Brachystegia woodland, 1200-1800m | September-December | |
| E. schweinfurthii Kraenzl. | Brachystegia and mixed deciduous woodland, open grassland, 300-1950m | Augustus-October | |
| E. seleensis (De Wild.) Butzin | Brachystegia woodland, rocky hillsides, 800-1650m | November-December | |
| E. speciosa (Lindl.) Bolus | Miombo and mixed deciduous woodland, grassland, 0-1700m | September-January | SRGH |
| E. stachyodes Rchb.f. | Open grassland, margins of riverine forest, 660-1300m | December-January | |
| E. streptopetala Lindl. var. streptopetala | Mixed deciduous woodland, submontane grassland, forest margins, 800-2300m | October-December | PR, SRGH |
| E. subsaprophytica Schltr. | Miombo and mixed deciduous woodland, Brachystegia /Uapaca woodland, 800-1600m | October-December | FZ |
| E. tenella Rchb.f. | Open submontane grassland, vlei, 1500-1800m | December-January | PR,SRGH |
| E. tuberculata Bolus | Miombo and mixed deciduous woodland, montane grassland, 1100-1900m | September-November | |
| E. venulosa Rchb.f. | Miombo woodland, wooded grassland, 10-1500m | October-December | PR, FZ, SRGH |
| E. zeyheri Hook.f. | Evergreen forest margin, grassland often with scattered scrub, 0-1920m | November-January | PR |
| Habenaria | |||
| H. amoena Summerh. | Brachystegia woodland, rocky hillsides, 800-1450m | February-March | PR |
| H. bicolor Conrath & Kraenzl | Open woodland amongst granite rocks, grassland, c. 1800m | February-April | |
| H. cirrhata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. | Brachystegia woodland, 1100-1500m | December-March | |
| H. clavata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. | Brachystegia woodland, montane grassland, 1000-1700m | February-April | |
| H. cornuta Lindl. | Woodland and montane grassland,1000-2300m |
January-April | FZ |
| H. disparilis Summerh. | Brachystegia woodland, grassland,also in road cuttings, 1050-1500m | January-April | |
| H. dregeana Lindl. | Short grassland and open woodland, c. 1500m | February | |
| H. elliotii Kraenzl. | Deep shade in fringe of riverine forest, 650-900m | April | |
| H. falcicornis (Lindl.) Bolus var. caffra (Schltr.) Renz & Schelpe | Grassland | February-March | |
| H. filicornis Lindl. | Grassland, often poorly drained ground, edge of Brachystegia woodland, 1150-2300m | December-April | |
| H. galpinii Bolus | Wet soil over rock, Eucalyptus plantations, 1400-1800m | February-April | |
| H. harmsiana Schltr. | Boggy grassland, 650-1200m | January-February | |
| H. huillensis Rchb.f. | Grassland, up to 1700m | ||
| H. humilior Rchb.f. | Damp areas in woodland clearings, montane grassland, 900-2200m | January-March | |
| H. macrandra Lindl. | Evergreen and dense riverine forest, 350-1060m | February-March | |
| H. macrostele Summerh. | Montane grassland, wet soil overlying rocks, 1500-1800m | February-April | |
| H. magnirostris Summerh. | Boggy grassland, 1450-1650m | December-January | |
| H. malacophylla Rchb.f. | Deep shade in forest, often near streams, 880-1800m | March-May | PR |
| H. mira Summerh. | Riverine forest, woodland near stream, 900-1360m | January-February | |
| H. myodes Summerh. subsp. myodes | Open Brachystegia woodland, grass at forest edge, rocky hillsides, 900-2400m | March-April | |
| H. nyikana Rchb.f. subsp. nyikana | Grassland and Brachystegia woodland, 0-1750m | March-April | PR |
| H. petitiana (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz | Deep shade in evergreen forest, 1250-2300m | February-March | |
| H. pilosa Schltr. | Brachystegia woodland, 900m | January-February | FZ |
| H. praestans Rendle var. praestans | Montane grassland, Brachystegia woodland and forest margins, 100-2400m | February-March | |
| H. schimperiana A. Rich | Wet grassland, vleis, 880-2300m | January-March | |
| H. singularis Summerh. | Grassland, vleis, c. 1500m | February | |
| H. sochensis Rchb.f. | Grassland and edge of woodland, sometimes in Eucalyptus & pine plantations, 1050-1700m | March-April | |
| H. strangulans Summerh. | Open woodland, 1100-1200m | April | |
| H. stylites Rchb.f. & S. Moore subsp. rhodesiaca | WF | ||
| H. subaequalis Summerh. | Submontane grassland, usually in marshy soil amongst rocks, vleis, 1500-1980m | February-March | PR,SRGH |
| H. tentaculigera Rchb.f. | Brachystegia woodland, wet grassland, seepage zones amongst rocks, 1000-2250m | December-January | |
| H. trachypetala Kraenzl. | Brachystegia woodland, evergreen forest margins, montane grassland, 1330-2100m | March-April | FZ,SRGH |
| H. trilobulata Schltr. | Brachystegia or mixed deciduous woodland, riverine forest, 60-800m | February-March | PR, FZ |
| H. tysonii Bolus | In grass on rocky hillsides | March | |
| Holothrix | |||
| H. macowaniana Rchb.f. | Shallow soil near granite bolders, grassy slopes, 1800-1850m | September | |
| H. orthoceras (Harv.) Rchb.f. | Submontane grassland or amongst mossy rocks, 1500-2050m | Augustus-October | |
| H. randii Rendle | Dry open grassland, shady woodland, c. 1650m | October | |
| H. villosa Lindl. | Grassy slopes, 1800-2270m | October | |
| Liparis | |||
| L. bowkeri Harv. | Riverine forest, high rainfall Brachystegia woodland, 1100-2200m | January-February | PR,SRGH |
| L. latialata Mansf. | Riverine forest, leaf mould in marshy ground, 1060-1120m | January | SRGH |
| L. mulindana Schltr. | Decidious woodland | January-February | SRGH |
| L. nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. | Riverine vegetation, Brachystegia woodland, submontane grassland, 500-1675m | January-February | PR, FZ,SRGH |
| Malaxis | |||
| M. weberbaueriana (Kraenzl.) Summerh. | Deep shade in riverine forest and dense woodland, 900-1750m | January-February | SRGH |
| Nervilia | |||
| N. adolphi Schltr. var. adolphi | High rainfall woodland, submontane grassland, pine plantations, 900-1750m | November | |
| N. ballii G.Will. | Brachystegia woodland, grassland, Syzygium thicket, pine plantations, 600-1500m | November | FZ,SRGH |
| N. crociformis (Zoll.&Moritzi) Seidenf. | Brachystegia woodland, grassland, evergreen forest, pine plantations, 650-2000m | November | SRGH |
| N. gassneri Börge Pett. | Riverine forest, submontane cypress plantations, 1150-1530m | December | |
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N. kotschyi |
Brachystegia woodland, riverine forest, pine plantations,700-1500m | November | SRGH |
| N. pectinata P.J.Cribb | Leaf mould in evergreen montane forest, cypress plantations, 990-2220m | December | FZ, SRGH |
| N. renschiana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. | Brachystegia woodland and riverine forest fringe, 100-900m | November | FZ |
| N. shirensis (Rolfe) Schltr. | Brachystegia woodland and riverine forest, grassland, pine & cypress plantations, 480-1950m | SRGH | |
| N. stolziana Schltr. | Brachystegia woodland, submontane and riverine vegetation, pine & Eucalyptus plantations, 900-1800m | November | |
| Oeceoclades | |||
| O. maculata (Lindl.) Lindl. | Leaf litter in shade of riverine forest or woodland, 0-1200m | December-January | |
| O. pandurata (Rolfe) Garay & P.Taylor | Shade of riverine forest, c. 900m | ||
| Platycoryne | |||
| P. buchananiana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe | Wet grassland and on seepage slopes, 500-1850m | January | |
| P. pervillei Rchb.f. | Woodland and damp grassland, 800-1400m | January-February | PR |
| Pteroglossaspis | |||
| P. eustachya Rchb.f. | Seasonally wet grassland, vleis and submontane grassland, 1400-1700m | December-January | PR |
| Satyrium | |||
| S. aberrans Summerh. | Montane grassland in rock crevices, 1800-2100m | March | |
| S. anomalum Schltr. | Jubernardia and Brachystegia woodland, edge of vlei, 1050-1570m | January-February | PR |
| S. breve Rolfe | Marshy grassland, vlei, 1200-2300m | September-February | |
| S. buchananii Schltr. | Montane grassland, 1300-2300m | December-January | |
| S. chlorocorys Rchb.f. | Montane grassland, 1450-2345m | January-April | SRGH |
| S. coriophoroides A.Rich. | Grassland, edge of woodland, 1400-2300m | ||
| S. elongatum Rolfe | Marshy ground, grassy slopes, 1500-1800m | January-February | |
| S. hallackii Bolus subsp. ocellatum (Bolus) A.V. Hall | Marshy areas, vlei, 1000-1360m | December-January | |
| S. longicauda Lindl. | Montane grassland, 1575-2000m | January-April | PR, SRGH |
| S. macrophyllum Lindl. | Grassland, Brachystegia woodland, 1000-1940m | March- April | |
| S. neglectum Schltr. var. neglectum | Montane grassland | Februari-March | SRGH |
| S. oliganthum Schltr. | Montane grassland in tussocky grass amongst boulders, vlei, 1120-2100m | February | |
| S. paludosum Rchb.f. | Montane and swampy grassland, vlei, 1300-2100m | December-February | |
| S. sceptrum Schltr. | Montane grassland, 1950-2300m | January-April | |
| S. sphaeranthum Schltr. | Between evergreen forest and montane grassland, between thicket and Brachystegia woodland, 1280-2200m | ||
| S. trinerve Lindl. | Grassland, Brachystegia woodland, vlei, 550-2300m | December-March | |
| S. volkensii Schltr. | Brachystegia and mixed woodland,montane grassland, edge of vlei, 1200-2400m | December-February | |
| Schwartzkopffia | |||
| S. lastii (Rolfe) Schltr. | Brachystegia woodland, 650-1800m | November-December | PR |
| Stenoglottis | |||
| S. woodii Schltr. | Rocky situations, 0-1500m | FZ | |
| S. zambesiaca Rolfe | Submontane evergreen forest, on rotting logs or mossy rocks, 1300-2150m | February | PR |
| Zeuxine | |||
| Z. ballii P.J.Cribb | Deep shade in leaf litter in riverine forest, 300-1330m | September | |