Angraecum trichoplectron (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 438 (1915).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Aeranthes trichoplectron Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 3: 264 (1888).
Mystacidium trichoplectron (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 54 (1894).
Pseudojumellea trichoplectron (Rchb.f.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 21 (2013).
Description:
Plant small, up to 10 cm high. Leaves linear soft, tapering towards the bidentate apex, 12.5 cm long, 8-9 mm wide. Flower solitary, axillary, white; sepals lanceolate, acute; petals linear-acuminate; lip broad, shell-shaped at the base, acuminate at the apex; spur 5 times longer than the ovary.
Habitat:
?
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Notes:
Described from a plant in cultivation in 1888.
Distribution:
Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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