Angraecopsis holochila Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Angraecopsis

Characteristics

A dwarf epiphyte or rarely a lithophyte with a very short stem less than 5 mm. long.. Roots flattened, 2 mm. wide.. Leaves linear, obtuse, 4–9 cm. long, 0.4–0.6 cm. wide, twisted and articulated at the base.. Inflorescences 4–5 cm. long, laxly few–8-flowered; peduncle 1–2 cm. long, very slender, wiry; bracts ovate, acute, 1–1.5 mm. long.. Flowers pale green turning yellow with age; pedicel and ovary 5–10 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal elliptic, obtuse, 3–3.3 mm. long, 1.5–1.8 mm. wide; lateral sepals oblanceolate, rounded, 4.5 mm. long, 1.6–1.7 mm. wide.. Petals obliquely ovate, obtuse, 3 mm. long, 1.8–2 mm. wide.. Lip entire, ovate, obtuse, 3 mm. long, 1.6–1.8 mm. wide.. Spur narrowly cylindrical, slightly incurved, 14–22.5 mm. long.. Column 0.7 mm. long; rostellum 3-lobed, short; stipites 2, slender; viscidia 2.
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Distribution

Angraecopsis holochila world distribution map, present in Ethiopia and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:615904-1
WFO ID wfo-0000974568
COL ID DZQC
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Synonyms

Coenadenium holochilum Angraecopsis holochila