Jumellea amplifolia Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 288 (1925).
Description:
Plants very robust, acaulis, to 60 cm tall or more. Leaves oblong or oblong-lingulate (50-65 x 7- 9 cm) and coriaceous. Inflorescences 25-30 cm long, peduncle 10-13cm long and 3 mm in diameter, bearing 3-4 cucullate-apiculate sheaths, the longest 15 mm, bracts similar to the apical sheath of the peduncle and very long, 6-8 times shorter than the pedicel: flowers large, fleshy and white. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, generally 3.5cm long. Petals narrowly lanceolate, obtuse, longer than the sepals but thinner. Labellum compressed basally then flabelliform-oval-oblong (3.3 x 1.3cm below the center), the limbus forming a short angle from each edge above the base, slightly obtuse, but obviously (lanceolate) acute apically and provided above with a short, thick costa; spur pendent, narrowly cylindrical, subacute and 4.3 cm long. Column very thick and 5 mm tall. Pedicel 10-12 cm long.
Habitat:
Epiphyte; in mossy forests, from 2000 m alt.; flowering in January.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus.
Distribution:
N. Madagascar
References:
WCSP (2017). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 14.02-2017; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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