Angraecum humblotianum Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 434 (1915).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Macroplectrum humblotii Finet, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 9: 22 (1907).
Angraecum finetianum Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 158 (1918).
Angraecum humblotii (Finet) Summerh., Kew Bull. 2: 133 (1947), nom. illeg.
Pectinariella humblotiana (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 19 (2013).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum abietinum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 313 (1925).
Description:
Plants caspitose and branched, to 15cm tall, stems thin and cylindrical, covered by the 5 mm long traversely, rugose sheaths. Leaves very thick, enrolled-cylindrical, narrow (10-16 x 1-1 .5 mm), with exteriorly projecting veins. Peduncle 1 mm long, covered by the 2-3 obtuse, loose sheaths, wider (3- 3.5 mm) than long; bracts very obtuse and very wide, 1 veined and nearly as long as the pedicel; flowers small (9-14 mm long). Sepals lanceolate, sub obtuse, 5 obvious veins, the median of which is slightly shorter (5.2 x 1.6 mm.) than the laterals and slightly sickle shaped. Petals narrower (5 x 1 mm), nearly linear, 3 veined. Labellum oval-oblong, slightly concave basally, obtuse, 5 mm long and 1.8 mm wide, spur cylindrical (1 mm in diameter), 2.2-3.5 mm long, obtuse apically. Column wider than tall (1 mm); small tooth on the rear-margin of the clinandrium; auricles tipped by 2 acute angles, enrolled inside; median tongue of the rostellum linear, nearly as long as the auricles. Anther provided in front with a narrow, truncate tongue. Pedicel 3-4 mm long, slightly hispid-verrucose.
Habitat:
Epiphytes; in eastern forests, from 0-800 m alt.; flowering in January.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
NE. Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 27.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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