Angraecum serpens (H.Perrier) Bosser, Adansonia, n.s., 10: 109 (1970).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Jumellea serpens H.Perrier, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 162 (1951).
Description:
Creeping, pendent epiphytic or rupicolous plant with fairly slender stern (6-7 mm in diameter) up to 50 cm long, more or less branching at the base; sheaths 2.5 cm long; leaves 10-15 x 0.8-1.5 cm; inflorescences 4-5 cm long; peduncle 2-3 cm long; dorsal sepal 2.5-3 cm long, 1 cm wide, seven-veined; lateral sepals of the same length as the dorsal one, but asymmetrical; petals shorter than the sepals, asymmetrical; lip 2.5-3 cm long.
Habitat:
At around 600 meters in altitude, flowering in July.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
Eastern Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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