Angraecum sacciferum Lindl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Angraecum

Characteristics

A dwarf epiphyte or rarely a lithophyte.. Stems 0.5–2(–3) cm. long.. Leaves few, distichous, coriaceous, linear to narrowly elliptic, acute at the unequally bilobed apex, 1.5–6 cm. long, 0.3–0.5 cm. wide, twisted at base to lie in one plane and articulated to overlapping leaf-bases.. Inflorescences 1–several, 2–8 cm. long, 2–6-flowered; peduncle 2–2.5 cm. long, finely wiry; bracts elliptic, acute, 2–2.5 mm. long.. Flowers green or yellow-green; pedicel and ovary strongly twisted, 2–3 mm. long.. Sepals elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 2.7–3.7 mm. long, 1.7–2 mm. wide.. Petals lanceolate, acute, 2.4–3.2 mm. long, 0.8–1.1 mm. wide.. Lip deeply concave, broadly ovate, acute, 2.7–3.3 mm. long, 3.5 mm. wide.. Spur curved above the ovary, very shortly cylindrical, truncate, 1.5–2 mm. long.. Column 0.8 mm. long.. Fruit 7 mm. long.
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Plants with erect stems to 40 mm long; leaves 4-8, sheaths imbricate, persistent, blades stiff, more or less erect, flat, linear-lorate, obscurely and unevenly bilobed, 20-60 x 3-7 mm. Inflorescences of several erect, to 5-flowered racemes, borne from below the leaves; peduncles slender, with 1-3, up to 5 mm long sheaths; bracts obtuse, to 2 mm long. Flowers lime-green, scarcely exserted above the leaves. Sepals equal, spreading, apices slightly reflexed, narrowly ovate to oblong, acute, 3-4 x 1.5 mm, median somewhat wider than the laterals. Petals flat, narrowly lanceolate, acute, 2-3 x 1 mm. Lip deeply galeate, acuminate, margins incurved, 2-3 mm tall, 1 mm wide and 2-2.5 mm deep; spur saccate, 2 mm long, rounded, sometimes clavate. Gynostemium stout, 0.5-1 mm tall. Capsules ellipsoid, 6 x 3.5 mm.
Herb, small epiphyte, up to 0.1 m high. Stem short, narrow. Leaves sessile, linear, strap-shaped, 4-8, clumped in terminal cluster, 40 x 4-6 mm, green, unequally bilobed at apex. Inflorescences of several erect spikes, as long as or shorter than leaves; flowers up to 5, small, 5-8 mm in diam., lime-green. Sepals larger than petals. Petals flat, lanceolate-acuminate. Lip deeply concave, boat-shaped, margins incurved; spur short, 1-2 mm long, bulbous. Flowering time Sept.-Mar.
Monopodial epiphyte to 4 cm. Leaves 4-8, linear-lorate. Flowers few in a lax, axillary raceme, lime-green, sepals ovate to oblong, 3-4 mm long, lip hooded, spur 2 mm long.
Leaves in up to 3 pairs, distichous, 1–6 cm × 3–7 mm, linear or narrowly elliptic, leathery or rarely fleshy, dark green.
Inflorescences 1–several, arising below the leaves, 2–8 cm long, 1–several-flowered; peduncle wiry, 3–5 cm long.
Epiphyte, with short, narrow stems bearing 4-8 narrow, ligulate leaves. Flowers less than 10 mm in diameter.
Lip 2–4 × 2.3–4 mm, ovate, very concave, lacking keels; spur saccate, 1.5–2 mm long, curved round the ovary.
Sepals 2–4 × 1.2–2 mm, ovate, obtuse, the dorsal erect and the laterals deflexed.
Dwarf epiphytic herb; stem 5–20 mm long; roots c. 1 mm in diameter.
Few-flowered inflorescences of pale green flowers.
Petals 1.5–3 × 0.6–1.7 mm, lanceolate, subacute.
Flowers green, yellow-green, yellow or cream.
Bracts c. 1.5 mm long, ovate, acute.
Pedicel and ovary 2–4 mm long.
Column less than 1 mm long.
A tuft of narrow leaves
A very small plant
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil humidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:616390-1
WFO ID wfo-0000979666
COL ID DZXM
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Synonyms

Epidorkis saccifera Angraecum parcum Angorchis saccifera Angraecum crassifolium Angraecum crassifolia Boryangraecum sacciferum Angraecum sacciferum