Ancistrorhynchus recurvus Finet

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Ancistrorhynchus

Characteristics

An epiphyte with a short stem 1–6 cm. long.. Roots 1.5–2 mm. in diameter.. Leaves linear, unequally bilobed at the apex, 14–38 cm. long, 0.8–2 cm. wide, each lobe subacute to obscurely 2-toothed, articulated to imbricate leaf-bases 1–2 cm. long.. Inflorescences capitate, 1.5–3 cm. long; bracts 2–3 mm. long.. Flowers white, covered on outer surface with scurfy hairs; pedicel and ovary 5–5.5 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal elliptic-ovate, rounded, 3.3–3.8 mm. long, 1.8–1.9 mm. wide; lateral sepals obliquely elliptic, obtuse, 4.2–4.3 mm. long, 2.1–2.2 mm. wide.. Petals oblong, rounded, 3.6–3.7 mm. long, 1.2–1.3 mm. wide.. Lip 3-lobed, 4.5–7.5 mm. long, 3–4.5 mm. wide; side lobes obscure, rounded; mid-lobe recurved, ovate, acute.. Spur swollen at the mouth and at the apex, geniculate in the basal half and recurved towards the apex, 4.75–6 mm. long.. Column 2–2.3 mm. long; stipes oblanceolate, cleft at the apex; viscidium elongate, linear.
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Flowers white.
Life form perennial
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Ancistrorhynchus recurvus world distribution map, present in Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:615806-1
WFO ID wfo-0000970743
COL ID DMVC
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Synonyms

Ancistrorhynchus recurvus