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Angraecum sacciferum Lindl., Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 205 (1837).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angorchis saccifera (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891).
Epidorkis saccifera (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 660 (1891).
Boryangraecum sacciferum (Lindl.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 12 (2013).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum parcum Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 406 (1915).
Angraecum crassifolium G.Will., Pl. Syst. Evol. 134: 72 (1980), nom. illeg.
Description:
A dwarf species; stems to 2 cm (1 in.) long. Leaves four to six, 1-6 cm (0.5-2 in.) x 3-7 mm, distichous, linear, dark green. Inflorescences arising below leaves, 2-8 cm (1-3 in.) long, one- to several-flowered, with a wiry peduncle. Flowers green, yellow-green or yellow. Sepals 2-4 x 1-2 mm, ovate, obtuse; petals slightly smaller, and lanceolate. Lip 2-4 mm long and broad, broadly ovate, acute, very concave; spur 1.5-2 mm long, saccate, curved round the ovary.
Habitat:
Montane and submontane forest, occasionally in riverine forest and high-rainfall woodland, 1100-2300 m (3600-7600 ft.), always in deep shade.
Cultivation:
Potted, in a shaded and humid location, at intermediate temperatures.
Distribution:
São Tomé to Kenya and S. Africa
References:
Orchids of East Africa Piers 1968; The Orchids of South Central Africa Williamson 1977; Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Stewart, Linder, Schelpe & Hall 1982; Flora of Tropical East Africa Orchidaceae Part 3 Cribb 1989; Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 Part 2 Pope 1998; African Orchids in the Wild and in Cultivation La Croix 1997; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans and Campbell 2006; Field Guide to the Orchids of Northern South Africa and Swaziland McMurty, Grobler, Grobler & Burns 2008; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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