Angraecum ochraceum (Ridl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 436 (1915).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Mystacidium ochraceum Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 488 (1885).
Epidorkis ochracea (Ridl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 660 (1891).
Macroplectrum ochraceum (Ridl.) Finet, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 9: 26 (1907).
Boryangraecum ochraceum (Ridl.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 12 (2013).
Description:
Stem short, cases narrowly linear-lanceolate (10 cm x 6 mm), contracted basally, unequally bilobed apically and striate-carinate. Inflorescences shorter than the leaves, single flowered; peduncle thin, 7.5 cm long, bearing a single dark colored sheath; bracts oval, flowers small, ochraceous, slightly larger than those of A. caulescens. Sepals lanceolate-acute, petals narrower and shorter. Labellum concave, in the form of a hull, acute apically. Column very short. Anther depressed, bilobed in front. Pedicel twisted.
Habitat:
Flowering in April.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus, cool growing epiphyte.
Distribution:
SE. Madagascar
References:
Flora of Madagascar Perrier 1939; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart Hermans Campbell 2006; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cibb & Hermans 2009;WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 27.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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