Aerangis boutonii (Rchb.f.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward, Phytotaxa 71: 44 (2012).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum boutonii Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 117 (1881).
Angorchis boutonii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891).
Angraecopsis boutonii (Rchb.f.) H.Perrier, in Fl. Madag. 49(2): 82 (1941).
Chamaeangis boutonii (Rchb.f.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 165 (1972).
Microterangis boutonii (Rchb.f.) Senghas, Orchidee (Hamburg) 36: 22 (1985).
Description:
Plants small. Leaves less numerous, oblong-cuneiform (12 x 3 cm) unequally bilobed apically. Cluster upright and long, flowering to nearly the base; bracts very small; flowers small. Sepals triangular. Petals nearly equal in size to the sepals. Labellum flattered, slightly dilate-tridentate, teeth short with the median longer; spur filiform nearly equal to the length of the pedicel.
Habitat:
?
Cultivation:
As given for the genus
Distribution:
Comoros, Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 18.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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