Angraecum brachyrhopalon Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 336 (1925).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Hermansia brachyrhopalon (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 15 (2013).
Description:
Plant small, 5-7 cm high. Leaves 4-5,linear, stiff, narrorving towards the base, unequally bilobed at the apex, 5 cm long, 5 mm wide. Inflorescences nearly as long as the leaves, 1- or 2-flowered; bract blackish, 2-3 mm long; pedicel with ovary twisted, 4 mm long. Flowers yellowish green, small; sepals oval, obtuse, dorsal sepal concave,4.5-5 mm long; petals lanceolate, subacute,3.75 mm long; lip very concave, oval, obtuse, 5-6 mm long, 3.3-4 mm wide; spur erect, at first cylindric, then expanded into a club-shaped tip, altogether 7.5 mm long.
Habitat:
Epiphyte in seasonally dry woods; flowering 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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