Angraecopsis holochila Summerh., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 12: 115 (1945).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Coenadenium holochilum (Summerh.) Szlach., Ann. Bot. Fenn. 40: 70 (2003).
Description:
Plant dwarf with a short stem less than 5 mm long; flattened roots 2 mm wide. Leaves twisted at the base, linear, obtuse, 4–9 cm long, 4–6 mm wide. Inflorescences pendent, 4–5 cm long, few- to 8-flowered; bracts ovate, acute, 1–1.5 mm long; pedicel with ovary 5–10 mm long. Flowers pale green; dorsal sepal elliptic, obtuse, 3 mm long, 1.5 mm wide; lateral sepals oblanceolate, rounded, 4.5 mm long, 1.6 mm wide; petals obliquely ovate, obtuse, 3 mm long, nearly 2 mm wide; lip entire, ovate, obtuse, 3 mm long, 1.6–1.8 mm wide; spur narrow, cylindrical, slightly incurved, 14–22 mm long.
Habitat:
Epiphyte and on rocks, in montane forest in a ravine; 2150–2300 m; flowering May and June.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
Ethiopia to N. Uganda
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 14.02-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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