Angraecum firthii Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Angraecum

Characteristics

An epiphyte with an elongate, bilaterally compressed stem 7–15 or more cm. long.. Leaves distichous, oblanceolate or oblong, unequally roundly or obtusely bilobed at the apex, 9–11 cm. long, 1.6–2.3 cm. wide, twisted at the base.. Inflorescences 7.5–11.5 cm. long, 3–5-flowered; peduncle 3–3.5 cm. long; rhachis slightly fractiflex; bracts broadly ovate, obtuse, 1.5–2 mm. long.. Flowers yellow-green; pedicel and ovary 13–16 mm. long, articulated 1 mm. above the base of the pedicel.. Dorsal sepal lanceolate, long-acuminate, 13.5–19 mm. long, 3.7–3.8 mm. wide; lateral sepals similar, 13.9–17.7 mm. long, 2.9–3.2 mm. wide.. Petals lanceolate, acuminate, 11.5–13 mm. long, 2–2.5 mm. wide.. Lip 3-lobed, 12–13 mm. long, 4.5–5.6 mm. wide; side lobes erect, rounded; mid-lobe recurved, linear, acuminate, 6.5 mm. long.. Spur sigmoid, 14.5–16 mm. long.. Column 1.3–2 mm. long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Angraecum firthii world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Kenya, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:616131-1
WFO ID wfo-0000977055
COL ID 66R5N
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Synonyms

Angraecum firthii