Angraecum implicatum Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: 58 (1822).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Aerobion implicatum (Thouars) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 716 (1826).
Angorchis implicata (Thouars) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891).
Macroplectrum implicatum (Thouars) Finet, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 9: 27 (1907).
Pseudojumellea implicata (Thouars) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 21 (2013).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum verruculosum Frapp. ex Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 204 (1895).
Description:
Plants with the look of an Oeonia. Long, branched, almost creeping stem; heaves oblong, obtusely bilobed at the tip; inflorescence longer than the leaves; peduncle entirely covered by overlapping sheaths; sepals with oval base, then acuminate acute, the lateral ones narrower; petals shorter than the sepals by one quarter; lip similar to dorsal sepal but wider and slightly shorter; spur 10 cm long.
Habitat:
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
Réunion, Eastern Madagascar.
References:
Historie Particulier des Plantes Orchidees Recueilles Sur Trois Iles Australes d'Afrique Thouars 1822; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans and Campbell 2006; Orchids of Madagascar Hermans, Du Puy, Cribb & Bosser 2007; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 27.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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