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Fig. 2. Corolla shape, colour and pattern. A. Microchirita caliginosa (C.B.Clarke) Yin Z.Wang. 
B. M. ruthiae Rafidah. C, D. M. involucrata (Craib) Yin Z.Wang. E, F. M. rupestris (Ridl.) 
A.Weber & Rafidah. G. M. sericea (Ridl.) A.Weber & Rafidah. H. M. viola (Ridl.) A.Weber & 
Rafidah. (Photos: A.R. Rafidah & K. Imin) 
Microchirita caliginosa, M. involucrata , M. sericea and M. ruthiae , have a narrowly 
ellipsoid to broadly ellipsoid or broadly ovoid shape. The cell edges of Microchirita 
species also vary from weakly elevated ( Microchirita viola and M. sericea ) to elevated 
(M. caliginosa and M. ruthiae ) to strongly elevated (M. involucrata and M. rupestris). 
