Angraecum andringitranum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 344 (1925).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Gomphocentrum andringitranum (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 14 (2013).
Description:
Plants with simple stems, to 40 cm tall and 3.5 mm in diameter, with numerous leaves, lingulate (11- 13 cm x 11-l3 mm near the center), obviously attenuate toward the base. Inflorescences very thin, often half the length of the leaves, 2.4 flowered, peduncle to 4.5 cm long, bearing several sheaths below the center, bracts oval-apiculate, much shorter than the pedicel, flowers small (7 mm long), of a greenish-white. Sepals narrowly oval, subacute and 7 mm long. Petals, slightly shorter than the sepals and much narrower. Labellum oval-acute (7 x 4 mm below the center), spur filiform and subacute, 22-25 mm long. Column 2.5 mm tall. Pedicel generally 7 mm long.
Habitat:
Epiphytes; in mossy forests; from 1600 m alt., flowering in March.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
SE. Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 24.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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