Angraecum moandense De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. État 5: 188 (1916).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Aerangis moandensis (De Wild.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 119 (1918).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum chevalieri Summerh., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 230 (1936).
Description:
Stems to 15 cm (6 in.) long, sometimes branched; roots 2 mm in diameter, arising along the stem. Leaves several, distichous, on the upper halE of the stem, 3-5 x 0.5-0.7 cm (1-2 x 0.25 in.), slightly fleshy, narrowly strap-shaped, twisted at the base to face the same way. Inflorescences arising along me stem opposite the leaves, to 2.5 cm (l in.) long, 1- to 2-flowered. Flowers nonresupinate, greenish-straw. Sepals and petals 8-16 x 1-2 mm, alllanceolate, acuminate, me petals slightly shorter and narrower man me sepals. Lip 7-11 x 2-3 mm, very concave, ovate, acuminate, me tip recurved. Spur 15-20 mm long, slender, slightly S-shaped.
Habitat:
Rainforest, 1100-1200 m (3600-4000 ft.).
Cultivation:
Mounted on bark, in a shady, humid situation; cool to cold growing epiphyte. This species seems to be well established in cultivation, plants do not appreciate being divided.
Distribution:
W. Trop. Africa to Uganda
References:
Flora of Tropical East Africa Orchidaceae Part 3 Cribb 1989; African Orchids In the Wild and Cultivation La Croix 1997; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans, Campbell 2006; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 27.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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