Angraecum zaratananae Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 317 (1925).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angraecoides zaratananae (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 11 (2013).
Description:
Upright or creeping plant; stems often simple and long, 3-3.5 mm m diameter; leaves 20-50 x 4-6 mm, unequally obtusely bilobed; inflorescences one-flowered, slightly shorter than the leaves; peduncle rather slender, 17-22 mm long, with three sheaths; flower quite large (12 mm perianth), yellowish white in color; sepals 12 mm long, with three veins; petals 10 mm long, acute, and also three-veined; lip 12 x 9 mm below the middle, slightly concave; spur slightly dilated at the entrance, clubbed at the tip, 4 cm long; column about 3 mm long; pedicellate ovary twisted, about 8 mm long.
Habitat:
Growing in lichen forest at around 2,000 meters in altitude, flowering in January.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
Northern Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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