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Angraecum drouhardii H.Perrier, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 117 (1938).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Perrierangraecum drouhardii (H.Perrier) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 20 (2013).
Description:
Plants to 2-7 cm tall, stem very thick (6-8 mm in diameter), covered by the traversely rugose sheaths, bearing 5-13 apical leaves, distichous, rigid, oblong (13-16 x 5-6 mm), terminal lobes obtuse and subequal. Inflorescence single flowered, arising from the sheath of the uppermost leaf, peduncle 6-10 mm long, entirely covered by the 2-3 large, scarious sheaths; bracts similar to the sheaths, obtuse and 5 mm long, flowers average, hyaline when dried, but pure white when live. Sepals and petals similar, lanceolate acute (15 x 3-4 mm), 5 veined. Labellum wide basally, embracing the column, sub rhomboidal subacute, 16-17 mm long and 10-12 mm wide toward the center, finely 11 veined, spur thin, 18 mm long nearly crotched apically. Pollina with cauda retracted bandeletts 2, flat and elongated. Column short, a slight 2 mm tall. Pedicel 2.2 cm long. Capsule slightly obovate (13 x 9 mm) dorsal angles sub winged and thin.
Habitat:
Epiphytes of trunks in mossy forest from 1200 m alt., flowering in autumn.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus, cool growing epiphyte.
Distribution:
N. Madagascar
References:
Flora of Madagascar Perrier 1939/81; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans and Campbell 2007; Orchids of Madagascar Hermans 2007; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Herman 2009; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 27.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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Photograph Gilles Grunenwald. Image used with kind permission.	Photograph Gilles Grunenwald. Image used with kind permission.	Photograph Gilles Grunenwald. Image used with kind permission.