Angraecum triangulifolium Senghas, Adansonia, n.s., 4: 310 (1964).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Angraecoides triangulifolia (Senghas) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 10 (2013).
Description:
Epiphytic plant with many slender, non-branching roots; stems up to 30 cm long, about 2 mm in diameter, branching at the base; leaves leathery, 17 x 7 mm; two or three inflorescences, much longer than the leaves, one-flowered; peduncle filiform, up to 2.5 cm long; flowers yellowish; dorsal sepal 10-12 x 2.2-2.5 mm; lateral sepals 9-11 x 1.6-1.9 mm; petals 8 x 1-1.2 mm; lip 3 x 1.8 mm; spur 2.2-2.7 cm long; pedicellate ovary 10-13 mm.
Habitat:
Grows at around 1,200 meters in altitude.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Notes:
This species is peculiar in that it branches almost exclusively from the base, thus posing cultural problems in the greenhouse.
Distribution:
Central eastern Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 28.01-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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