Aerangis verdickii var. verdickii
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum augustum Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 16: 246 (1908).
Angraecum erythrurum Kraenzl., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 109 (1929).
Aerangis schliebenii Mansf., Gartenflora 86: 41 (1937).
Aerangis erythrura (Kraenzl.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 157 (1972).
Description:
Leaves grey-green; inflorescence up to 40 cm long; sepals and petals 10-18 mm long.
Habitat:
Epiphyte on high branches of trees in hot dry areas or lithophytic; 100-1800 m; flowering November to January, or April to June.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
Rwanda to S. Trop. Africa and Northern Prov.
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 19.02-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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