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Angraecum angustipetalum Rendle

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Angraecum

Characteristics

Leaves many, distichous, 3.5–5.5 × 1.5–1.7 cm, ovate or elliptic, very unequally 2-lobed at the apex, with one lobe ± absent, the other to 4 mm long and acute.
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Inflorescences borne along the stem, opposite leaves, 1-flowered; peduncle c. 1 mm long.
Lip c. 15 × 5 mm, ovate; spur 10–11 mm long, the last 5 mm swollen and fusiform.
Epiphytic herb; stem leafy, elongated, up to c. 40 cm long.
Petals 11–12 mm long, almost filiform from a broader base.
Roots borne along the stem, c. 1 mm in diameter.
Sepals 13–18 × 1.5 mm, linear-lanceolate.
Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Angraecum angustipetalum world distribution map, present in Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:615936-1
WFO ID wfo-0000974959
COL ID DZR8
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Synonyms

Angraecum angustipetalum Angraecum boonei Angraecoides angustipetala
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