Angraecum sambiranoense Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 329 (1925).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Perrierangraecum sambiranoense (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 20 (2013).
Description:
Pendent epiphytes, to 35 cm long; stem very thin (4 mm in diameter) with numerous leaves, oblong lingulate (5-6cm. x 10-13mm medially). Inflorescence from in the sheaths, peduncle short (7-10 mm), entirely covered by the 2-3 compressed sheaths; bracts apiculate, similar to the superior sheaths of the peduncle; flower white, 3 cm long. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, acute, 3 cm long, the laterals with their dorsal vein thick. Petals slightly narrower and shorter than the sepals. Labellum lanceolate-acuminate (3 x 1cm below the center); spur-filiform, 10-11 cm long, more or less twisted in a spiral or undule. Column short, 5 mm tall. Pedicel 25-28 mm long. Capsule shortly (10 mm) pedicellate, claviform, with 3 costules and 3 acute wings, 5 cm long and 15 mm in diameter above the center (wings excluded).
Habitat:
This species is endemic to Madagascar where it grows in the province of Antananarivo and Antsiranana at elevations of 500 to 999 m asl. Growing in forests at 700—800 meters in altitude, flowering in February.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Notes:
The most recent collection was made in 2006 from Ankarongameloka in Antsiranana province.
Distribution:
N. & C. Madagascar (Sambirano region and Antananarivo.)
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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| Photograph© Olaf Pronk. Image used with kind permission. |
