Angraecum chaetopodum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 336 (1925).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Hermansia chaetopoda (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 15 (2013).
Description:
Plants acaulis, thin, 4-10 cm tall, leaves 4-6, narrowly linear (3-8 cm x 2.5-4 mm) acute apically and fleshy coriaceous. Inflorescences very thin, ordinarily single flowered, not or only slightly longer than the leaves; peduncle setiform, provided with 3-4 sheaths in the lower half, bracts oval-apiculate; flowers yellowish-white. Sepals lanceolate-lingulate, obtuse and 6 mm long. Petals slightly narrower than the sepals. Labellum oval-cucullate basally, concave, then attenuate in an obtuse rostrum 6 mm long and 4 mm wide below the middle; spur cylindrical-subfiliform, subacute, slightly enlarged at its oriface and 20-23 mm long. Pedicel twisted 9-10 mm long.
Habitat:
Epiphyte; in mossy forests, from 1200-1500 m alt., flowing in January.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
N. Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 25.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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