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Angraecum chermezonii H.Perrier, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 107 (1938).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angraecoides chermezonii (H.Perrier) Szlach., Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 10 (2013).
Description:
Pendent or almost pendent branched plant with stems 20-50 cm long and 2-3 mm in diameter; elongated sheaths with nine large veins; leaves numerous, variable in size (2-6 cm x 3.5 mm, attenuate at both ends; inflorescences numerous, from the roots to the upper leaves, shorter than, or of the same length as, the leaves; inflorescences one-flowered; peduncle 1-3 cm long, stiff and rather thick, with two or three sheaths at the base and another toward the middle; flower yellowish; sepals 8 x 2.3 mm, acute and thick; petals opaque, 6 x 1.3 mm; lip 7 x 4.5 mm, dilated above the narrow base; veining invisible; spur 8 mm long, with narrow entrance; pollinia yellow; pedicellate ovary smooth, twisted, 5 mm long.
Habitat:
Growing on tree trunks in moss forest at around 1,000 meters in altitude, flowering in February.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus, cool growing epiphyte.
Distribution:
Central Madagascar
References:
Cultivated Angraecoid Orchids Of Madagascar Hillerman & Holst 1986; Flora of Madagascar Perrier 1981; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans, Campbell 2006; Orchids of Madagascar Hermans 2007; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Herman 2009; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 25.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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