Jumellea peyrotii Bosser, Adansonia, n.s., 10: 95 (1970).
Description:
Stemless epiphytic plant growing in dense clumps; three to five leaves, reed like grooved on top, 2.5-4.5 cm long; inflorescence one-flowered; peduncle 2.5-3 cm long, shorter than the leaves; flower white, fleshy; sepals 15-23 x 4-5 mm, slightly concave; petals 16-23 x 3-4 mm, porrected; lip 20-24 mm long; spur 11-12 cm long, pale green; column green, 3 mm long; pedicellate ovary 5-6 cm long.
Habitat:
Altitude of 900 meters.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Notes:
Distinguished from Jumellea teretifolia Schlechter by the fact that Jumellea peyrotii is stemless, with black fibers around its base, while the Jumellea teretifolia has a longer stem and no fibers. The flowers are also different (teretifolia sepals and petals are narrow acute acuminate and the lip longly acuminate). Moreover, Jumellea teretifolia grows in the drier forests of the western slopes of the western portions of the plateau, whereas Jumellea peyrotii is found in the rain forest on the East Coast.
Distribution:
ENE. Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 19.02-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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