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Aerangis mooreana (Rolfe ex Sander) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart, Orchid Rev. 91(1077): 218 (1983).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum mooreanum Rolfe ex Sander, Sander's Orch. Guide: 10 (1901).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Aerangis ikopana Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 384 (1925).
Aerangis anjoanensis H.Perrier, in Fl. Madag. 2: 104 (1941), nom. nud.
Aerangis karthalensis Neirynck & Herremans, Caesiana 26: 3 (2006).
Description:
Stemless plant with leaves 8 x 3 cm. Inflorescence 16—18 cm long with five or six flowers; peduncle 8—9 cm, as long as the raceme; lateral sepals 10 x 2 mm; dorsal sepal and petals smaller, 6 x 1.6 mm; lip slightly wider, 8 x 2.5 mm; spur 7.5 cm long; column 5-6 mm long; pedicellate ovary slender, 10-11 mm long.
Habitat:
This orchid has been found in the lowlands of the northwestern part of the island. Plants grow as epiphytes in fairly dense shade in humid, lowland, evergreen forests from near sea level to about 1650 ft. (0-500 m). Plants generally are found in areas with moderate to heavy rainfall where moisture in various forms is available most of the time.
Culture:
Read more of cultivation of Aerangis mooreana (Rolfe ex Sander) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart,
Distribution:
Comoros, NC. Madagascar
References:
Hamilton, R. 1988. When does it flower? 2nd ed. Robert M. Hamilton, 9211 Beckwith Road, Richmond, B. C., Canada V6X 1V7. Hillerman, F. and A. Holst. 1986. An introduction to the cultivated Angraecoid orchids of Madagascar. Timber Press, Portland, Ore. De la Bathie, H., and H. Humbert. [1939, 1941] 1981. Flora of Madagascar 1-2. The Government of Madagascar and the National Museum of Natural History, Paris. Translated and published in 1 vol., Steven D. Beckman, 621 Palm Ave., Lodi, CA, U.S.A. 95240. Du Puy, D., P. Cribb, J. Bosser, J. & C. Hermans. 1999. The Orchids of Madagascar. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, England. Stewart, J. 1986. Stars of the islands—A new look at the genus Aerangis in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands—3. American Orchid Society Bulletin 55(10): 1008-1015; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 19.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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In culture

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