Angraecum scalariforme H.Perrier, Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 6: 265 (1955).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angraecoides scalariformis (H.Perrier) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 10 (2013).
Description:
Plant with erect stem, rooted at the base, 15-40 cm high. Leaves numerous, in 2 rows, lanceolate, narrowing at both ends, 8-14 mm long, 1.7-2.5 mm wide. Inflorescence axi1lary, single-flowered; bracts thick, 3 mm long; pedicel with ovary 5-9 mm long. Flowers white; sepals 9 mm long including an acumen 4 mm long; petals narrow, 5 mm long; lip similar to sepals, with long acumen, 4 mm wide towards base, 9 mm long; spur narrow) inflated at the apex, 4 mm long.
Habitat:
Epilithic and on the ground amongst mosses and lichens; 1400 m; flowering in March.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
NE. Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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