Angraecum chamaeanthus Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Angraecum

Characteristics

A dwarf epiphyte with very short stems 1–4 mm. long.. Roots ± 1 mm. diameter.. Leaves 2–4 in a fan, linear-ligulate, obtuse, 10–14 mm. long, 1.5–2.5 mm. wide.. Inflorescences 4–10-flowered, 15–22 mm. long; peduncle 5 mm. long; bracts 0.5 mm. long.. Flowers white; pedicel and ovary 1–2 mm. long.. Sepals oblong-elliptic, rounded or obtuse, 1.3–1.4 mm. long, 0.7–0.8 mm. wide.. Petals oblong or obovate, obtuse or rounded, 1.3–1.7 mm. long, 0.7–1.2 mm. wide.. Lip very obscurely 3-lobed, broadly ovate or circular, obtuse, 1.2–1.5 mm. long, 0.9–1.3 mm. wide.. Spur conical, rounded at the apex, 0.8–1.2 mm. long.. Column very fleshy, 0.3 mm. long; stipes entire, very short.. Fruit ellipsoidal, 4 mm. long.
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Plants minute; stems less than 10 mm tall, covered in imbricate sheaths; leaves 3-6, lorate-elliptic, acute, rather fleshy, 9-22 x 5 mm. Inflorescences of several 5-7-flowered, to 20 mm tall racemes borne from below the leaves; bracts less than 1 m long. Flowers white, star-like. Sepals equal, narrowly ovate, acute, 1.5 x 1 mm. Petals smaller than the sepals, oblong, acute, 1.3 x 0.7 mm. Lip like the petals, slightly wider; spur broad, conical, 1.5 mm long and 1 mm in diameter at the base. Gynostemium short and stout.
Tiny epiphyte, with minute stems and 3 or 4 narrow leaves up to 16 mm long. Inflorescence shorter than 20 mm. Flowers less than 2 mm in diameter; white.
Sepals and petals 1.3–2.2 × 0.7–1.2 mm, ovate, rounded, the lateral sepals slightly longer than the dorsal sepal and petals.
Lip 1.2–1.5 × 0.9–1.3 mm, broadly ovate, the apex rounded; spur 0.8–1.4 mm long, conical, rounded at apex.
Very small epiphytic herb; stem 1–4 mm long; roots less than 1 mm in diameter.
Inflorescences 1–3 cm long, 4–10-flowered, the flowers somewhat secund.
Leaves 2–4, 10–18 × 1.3–3 mm, oblong to elliptic, obtuse.
Pedicel and ovary 1–2 mm long.
Bracts c. 0.5 mm long.
Column 0.3 mm long.
Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.01
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Soil humidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Angraecum chamaeanthus world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:616019-1
WFO ID wfo-0000975817
COL ID DZS7
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Synonyms

Angraecum chamaeanthus Lesliegraecum chamaeanthus