Aerangis lacroixiae J.M.H.Shaw, Orchid Rev. 121(1301, Suppl.): 15 (2013).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum oliganthum Schltr., Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 3, 1: 197 (1913).
Chamaeangis oligantha (Schltr.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 110 (1918).
Microterangis oligantha (Schltr.) Senghas, Orchidee (Hamburg) 36: 22 (1985).
Aerangis oligantha (Schltr.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward, Phytotaxa 71: 44 (2012), nom. illeg.
Description:
Very small sub acaulis plants 5-6 cm tall, with 4.7 elliptical-lingulate leaves (5-6 x 0.8-1 cm), very shortly contracted basally, widest medially. Inflorescences 10 cm long, with 8-15 loosely arranged flowers, bracts oval, slightly shorter than the pedicel. Sepals oval-oblong, obtuse, 2.5 mm long, the laterals slightly arched. Petals elliptical-obtuse. Labellum oval-lanceolate-acute (2.5 x 1.5 mm, slightly below the center): spur clavate, obtuse, 1.25 mm long, shorter than the pedicel and the labellum. Column short; rostellum subulate; pollina globulous; cauda linear, attenuate apically; viscidium small and rounded. Pedicel 1.5 mm long
Habitat:
Epiphyte of trees front tropical forests; flowering: June.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
N. Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 19.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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