Angraecum geniculatum G.Will.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Angraecum

Characteristics

Lip very concave, to 4.5 mm long, the basal part suborbicular, 2.5 mm wide, tapering rather abruptly to an acuminate tip; spur 5.5–8 mm long, geniculate, wide-mouthed becoming slender, then inflated at apex.
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Leaves up to c. 9, distichous, 3–4.5 cm × 3–6 mm, linear-ligulate, sometimes falcate, unequally 2-lobed at the apices.
Erect epiphytic herb with stem 1–8.5 cm long; roots slender, c. 0.5 mm in diameter, borne along the stem.
Inflorescences arising along the stem, opposite the leaves, 1–3-flowered; peduncle wiry, 2.5–4 cm long.
Dorsal sepal 3.6–5.5 × 1 mm, lanceolate, acute.
Pedicel and ovary S-shaped, to 4 mm long.
Flowers straw-orange or pale green.
Bracts less than 1 mm long.
Column c. 1 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Distribution

Angraecum geniculatum world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:939573-1
WFO ID wfo-0000977241
COL ID 66QTK
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Synonyms

Angraecum geniculatum