Brachystegia spiciformis, commonly known as zebrawood or msasa, is a medium-sized African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers. The tree is broad and has a distinctive amber and wine red colour when the young leaves sprout during spring (August–September). It grows in savanna, both open…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting Day – 5t Brachystegia spiciformisOn 21 January 1979 Malawi celebrated National Tree Planting Day. One thousand five hundred schools participated in the National Tree Planting Day Ceremony, with approximately 400 hectares of trees being planted . Throughout the year the Forestry Extension Unit also continued with the programme of general forestry education through such…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 National Tree Planting DayCyrtochis arcuata (variabilis) is species from most of Sub-Saharan Africa and found widespread in African forests. The flowers are all white except for the ovaries which are green and the flowers turn orange as they get to the end of their flowering period. They have a sweet fragrance. Details Designer: Gordon…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 20t Cyrtochis arcuata (variabilis)Eulophia quartiniana is an orchid species identified by A.Rich. in 1850. It is found in the Cape Verde Islands, Benin, Burkino Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola,…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 15t Eulophia quartinianaTridactyle 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…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 8t Tridactyle bicaudataCalanthe natalensis (now known as Calanthe sylvatica) is an orchid species identified in 1856. It is native to tropical and southern Africa from Sierra Leone to Tanzania to South Africa, as well as Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion. Details Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer:John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Process: Lithography Paper: …
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 5t Calanthe natalensisVanilla polylepis is a climbing orchid species in the plant family Orchidaceae. It is native to tropical Africa, with a range spanning the width of the continent, from Kenya to Angola. It grows in high-altitude evergreen and swamp forests between 1,200–1,500 m (3,900–4,900 ft) and is often found growing on…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 1t Vanilla polylepisDisa ornithantha is found in Zaire, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is believed the plant was named after Queen Disa who occurs in a Swedish legendary saga. The orchid is found in woodlands and wet montane grasslands at elevations of 1000 to 2000 meters. Details Designer: Gordon Drummond…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – K2 Disa ornithanthaCyrtorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family Orchidaceae native to Africa. The species of the genus Cyrtorchis are epiphytic or lithophytic herbs, which do not have pseudobulbs.The white, fragrant, star-shaped flowers are distinctly spurred. The orchid is found at elevations from 1500 to 6100 ft in…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – K4 Cyrtorchis praetermissaCynorchis glandulosa (also known as Cynorkis) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to tropical and southern Africa, as well as several islands in the Indian Ocean. The orchid is found in Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland…
View More Malawi Philately: 1979 Wild Orchids Definitive – 75t Cynorchis glandulosa