Jumellea similis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 302 (1925).
Description:
Stemmed plant as much as 55 cm tall; stem cylindrical with many leaves; leaves 7—12 cm x 8—10 mm, leathery, but rather thin; peduncle 10—20 mm long; sepals 2 cm long, with seven veins; petals slightly narrower and thinner; lip 22 mm long and 7—12 mm wide above the middle, with eight branched veins; spur filiform, 11 cm long; pedicellate ovary about 3 cm long.
Habitat:
Growing epiphytically on western slopes, at around 1,500 meters in altitude, flowering in November.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
C. Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 19.02-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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