Angraecum minutum Frapp. ex Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 209 (1895).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Mystacidium minutum (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Cordem., Rev. Gén. Bot. 11: 424 (1899).
Lesliegraecum minutum (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 17 (2013).
Description:
Plants diminutive, with fibrous roots arising from the lower part of the short stem, where leaves are arranged in a fan; stem slender, erect, 2 cm high. Leaves 5 or 6 in 2 rows, borne very close together at the base, forming a short fan, linear-lanceolate, 2-4 cm long, 2-3 mm wide. Inflorescence arising below the leaves, very slender, 2- to 4-flowered. Flowers tiny.
Habitat:
Epiphyte in forest; 1200 m; flowering in January and February.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Notes:
Described by the original author as being very close to Angraecum nanum and perhaps not dissimilar to Angraecum parvulum, originally described from Mauritius.
Distribution:
Réunion
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 27.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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