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Summerhayesia laurentii (De Wild.) P.J.Cribb, Kew Bull. 32: 185 (1977).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum laurentii De Wild., Not. Pl. Util. Congo 1: 322 (1904).
Aerangis laurentii (De Wild.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 118 (1918).
Description:
Erect, 10- 15 cm. Stem short, woody. Leaves strap-shaped, arranged in a fan-shaped manner, acutely v-shaped in cross-section, rather thick and stiff. Inflorescence longer than the leaves, zigzag-shaped rachis. Flowers white, with a long spur. Jan.-Febr.
Habitat:
Anywhere on the large branches. Full sun, bark.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus, hot to warm growing epiphyte.
Distribution:
W. & WC. Trop. Africa
References:
African Orchids in the Wild and Cultivation La Croix 1996; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans, Campbell 2006; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 16.03.2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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