Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 8t Tridactyle bicaudata

Tridactyle bicaudata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. This species can be found throughout most of Africa, from the Cape Province to Kenya and Ghana. It also can be found in a wide variety of different habitats.

It has a monopodial growth habit, and can typically be found growing in clumps on rocks or on low lying tree branches. The flowers are canary yellow and have a lip lobed into three sections. The flowers form two rows on the single inflorescence.

Details
  • Designer: Gordon Drummond
  • Printer:John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
  • Process: Lithography
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  • Watermark: Cockerels
  • Perf: 13.5 (comb)
  • Cylinders: Printed in four panes, each divided by a gutter strip. Guillotined through horizontal gutter and distributed in sheets of two panes:
    • 1A (Yellow), 1A (Magenta), 1A (Cyan), 1A (Black) 1A (Rose) : 1C (Yellow), 1C (Magenta), 1C (Cyan), 1C (Black) 1C (Rose)
    • 1B (Yellow), 1B (Magenta), 1B (Cyan), 1B (Black) 1B (Rose) : 1D (Yellow), 1D (Magenta), 1D (Cyan), 1D (Black) 1D (Rose)
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