Angraecum pseudopetiolatum Frapp. ex Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 207 (1895).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Mystacidium pseudopetiolatum (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Cordem., Rev. Gén. Bot. 11: 425 (1899).
Lemurangis pseudopetiolata (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 16 (2013).
Description:
Plant with erect or perpendicular stems up to 10 cm long, and with slender roots emanating from the internodes, leaf, in the upper part. Leaves in 2 rows, 15 mm apart, inserted at an acute angle, bright green, lanceolate, thick, narrow at the base and appearing almost petiolate, 3-6 cm long, 10-12 mm wide at the middle, narrowing towards the apex. Inflorescences in the leaf axils, several at a time, sometimes in horizontal groups, 1- to 3-flowered. Flowers green, small, 1-2 mm in diameter; sepals and petals oval, the petals slightly smaller than the sepals; lip shell-shaped; spur half the length of the lip, slightly curved and swollen at the apex.
Habitat:
Epiphyte in the forests; 1300 m above sea level; flowering in January.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
Réunion
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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