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Angraecum cordemoyi Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 432 (1915).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Gomphocentrum cordemoyi (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 14 (2013).
Description:
Plants small with short stems 1.5 cm long, 3-4 mm wide, rooting only from the base. Leaves 4 or 5 in 2 rows, twisted at the base so that they lie in one plane, oval or oblong, 2.5-3 cm long, 1 cm wide. Inflorescences in the axils of leaf sheaths where the leaves have fallen, very delicate, 1- or 2-flowered; peduncles up to 2.5 cm long. Flowers 8 mm in diameter, greenish white; sepals narrowly, acute, dorsal sepal a little larger than lateral sepals; petals similar to the sepals; lip concave, ovate; spur cylindrical, bent, and shorter than the lip.
Habitat:
Epiphyte at high altitudes.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus, cool growing epiphyte.
Distribution:
Réunion
References:
Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans and Campbell 2006; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 25.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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