Angraecum reygaertii De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. État 5: 190 (1916).
Description:
Stems to 20 cm (8 in.) long, usually pendent. Leaves distichous, 10-16 x 2-3 cm (4-6 x 1 in.), strap-shaped to oblanceolate, unequally and obtusely bilobed at apex. Inflorescences to 18 cm (7 in.) long, 3- to 6-flowered. Flowers white. Pedicel and ovary 12-14 mm long. Sepals 26-28 x 3-6 mm, linear-lanceolate, acuminate; petals similar but slightly smaller. Lip 15-17 x 6 mm, concave, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, with a central, longitudinal ridge in the basal half; spur 6.5-8 cm (2-3 in.) long, slender, S-shaped.
Habitat:
Riverine forest, 1200-1250 m (4000-4100 ft.).
Cultivation:
Cool growing epiphyte, with shade and high humidity.
Distribution:
Cameroon, Uganda, Zaire.
References:
African Orchids in the wild and cultivation La Croix 1997; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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