Angraecum viridiflorum Cordem., Rev. Gén. Bot. 11: t. 9, f. 16-17 (1899).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Lesliegraecum viridiflorum (Cordem.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 18 (2013).
Description:
Definitely the smallest species in the genus; only 1.5 cm high. Leaves 8-10 mm long,2.5 mm wide. Inflorescences shorter than the leaves, 1 - or 2-flowered. Flowers very small, whitish; sepals and petals ovate-lanceolate, ca. 2 mm long; spur slightly bent, 1 mm long.
Habitat:
Flower in the later spring through earlier summer.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Notes:
Cordemoy illustrated this species in 1899 but did not describe it then.
Distribution:
Réunion
References:
Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans, Campbell 2006; WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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