Angraecopsis gracillima (Rolfe) Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Angraecopsis

Characteristics

An epiphyte with a short pendent stem, 1–7 cm. long.. Leaves falcate, linear, obtusely bilobed at the oblique apex, twisted to lie in one plane at the base and articulated to imbricate leaf-sheaths.. Inflorescences 4–16.5 cm. long, 4–14-flowered; peduncle (2–)7–11 cm. long; bracts sheathing, conical, acute, 2–3 mm. long.. Flowers white; pedicel and ovary 1.7–2.7 cm. long.. Dorsal sepal ovate, obtuse, 2–3.1 mm. long, 1.3–1.5 mm. wide; lateral sepals dependent, spathulate, rounded, 7.5–9 mm. long, 1.6–1.7 mm. wide.. Petals obliquely ovate-triangular, acute, 2.2–5 mm. long, 2.7–5.5 mm. wide, adnate to the lateral sepals for the basal 2–4 mm.. Lip 3-lobed, 5–5.5 mm. long, 2–2.5 mm. wide; side lobes linear, 1.3–1.5 mm. long, less than half the length of the mid-lobe; mid-lobe oblanceolate, 4.5–4.7 mm. long, 1–1.3 mm. wide, rounded at the apex.. Spur cylindrical, 3.8–4 cm. long.. Column 1 mm. long; stipites 2, linear; viscidia 2, subcircular.
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Lip 5–8 mm long, 3-lobed in basal half; mid-lobe 3–4.7 × 1–1.3 mm, oblanceolate; side lobes 1.3–1.5 × 0.5 mm, linear; spur 3.5–4.5 cm long, slender.
Leaves 15–18 × 1–1.5 cm, linear or linear-lanceolate, falcate, obtusely 2-lobed at the apex, twisted at the base to lie in one plane.
Dorsal sepal 2–3 × 1.3–1.5 mm, ovate, obtuse; lateral sepals deflexed, 5–9 × (0.5)1–1.7 mm, spathulate.
Inflorescence 4–16.5 cm long, 4–14-flowered; flowers white, spur and ovary pinkish-green.
Petals 3–5 × 3–5.5 mm, ovate-triangular, adnate to lateral sepals for basal 2–4 mm.
Pedicel and ovary 17–27 mm long, very slender.
Epiphytic herb; stem short, usually pendent.
Column 1 mm long; stipites and viscidia 2.
Bracts c. 2 mm long.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Angraecopsis gracillima world distribution map, present in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:615903-1
WFO ID wfo-0000974547
COL ID 66R5H
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Synonyms

Mystacidium gracillimum Angraecopsis gracillima