Angraecum palmiforme Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: 68. (1822).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Aerobion palmiforme (Thouars) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 717 (1826).
Angorchis palmiformis (Thouars) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891).
Listrostachys palmiformis (Thouars) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 49 (1894).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum palmatum Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: 69 (1822).
Description:
This robust orchid is almost certainly extinct (Cadet 1989). Although described and illustrated by Thouars in 1822, it was known from only a few sites on the steep slopes of the river Saint Denis in northern R6union and from one or 2 sites in Mauritius. Plants from all the known sites have been brought into cultivation and subsequently perished (Roberts, pers. comm.). A drawing and a few dried flowers are preserved in the Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Habitat:
?
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
Mascarenes
References:
Historie Particulier des Plantes Orchidees Recueilles Sur Trois Iles Australes d'Afrique Thouars 1822; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans and Campbell 2006;WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 27.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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