Angraecum umbrosum P.J.Cribb

Species

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Characteristics

Inflorescences arising along stem opposite leaf axils, 1-flowered but often with a second bud which aborts. Peduncle 5–20 mm long; pedicel and ovary 7 mm long with a sharp bend c. 5 mm from the base.
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Lip 5–6 × 2–3 mm, very concave, acute, with a central raised callus at the base; spur 6–8 mm long, slightly swollen in apical half.
Leaves distichous, 6–12 cm × 2–4 mm, linear, falcate, acutely and unequally 2-lobed at the apex.
Slender, pendent epiphytic herb; stem c. 30 cm long, flattened, almost winged.
Flowers pale yellow or yellow-green, less than 10 mm in diameter.
Roots 1–1.5 mm in diameter, arising all along the stem.
Petals similar but slightly shorter and narrower.
Sepals 6–9 × 1.5–2 mm, linear-lanceolate, acute.
Column less than 1 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907733-1
WFO ID wfo-0000980469
COL ID DZYQ
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Synonyms

Angraecum linearifolium Angraecum umbrosum