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Holothrix socotrana is a small tuberous terrestrial orchid endemic to the mountains of Socotra, Yemen, found in deep shade in montane woodland. It is a rare wild species rarely grown in cultivation, so care is inferred from its native habitat.
Holothrix socotrana is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen, where it grows in the dense shade of thickets in semi-deciduous montane woodland in the Hajhir Mountains from 800 to 1000 metres elevation.
It is an herb up to 20 cm tall, with two broadly ovate leaves 6 by 4 cm growing flat to the ground, and 10 to 20 flower spikes. Flowers are about 6 mm in diameter, green in color with five subequale lobes growing from a cup-shaped base, and a spur 2 mm in length.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Holothrix socotrana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
