Diaphananthe vagans (Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward, Phytotaxa 71: 46 (2012).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum vagans Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 135 (1862).
Chamaeangis vagans (Lindl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 109 (1918).
Description:
Plant with long stems. Leaves elliptic, 20-25 cm long, up to 5 cm wide. Inflorescences pendent, up to 30 cm long, many-flowered; bracts short and broad; pedicel with ovary 4 mm long. Flowers pale yellow, small; sepals and petals oblong, obtuse, fleshy, 3 mm long; lip 3-dentate at the apex; spur curved or bent, inflated at the apex, 12 mm long.
Habitat:
At elevations of 300 to 400 meters.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus, hot to warm growing epiphyte.
Distribution:
Príncipe
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 26.02-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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