| Angraecum conchiferum Lindl. |
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| Family : ORCHIDACEAE |
| Protologue : Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 205 (1836) |
| Information on the genus : Angraecum |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Arachnangraecum conchiferum (Lindl.) Szlach., Mytnik & al. |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Angraecum scabripes Kraenzl. (1904) |
| =Angraecum verrucosum Rendle (1895) |
| =Mystacidium verrucosum (Rendle) Rolfe (1897) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Epiphytic erect or straggling herb; roots flattened, verrucose; stems branching, ± flattened, 4-60 cm long, covered with rough black-dotted sheaths; leaves in 2 rows, twisted at base so that they lie in one plane, near stem apex, linear, 3-7x0,5-0,7 cm, apex unequally 2-lobed; inflorescences slender, opposite a leaf, 1-2-flowered; flowers 4-6 cm Ø, white; tepals linear-lanceolate, 20-30x1-3 mm; lip orbicular with a central keel, 9-11x10-11 mm excl. acumen 3-9 mm long; spur slender, 3-5 cm long. |
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| Ecology : |
Evergreen forest; forests on isolated hills and mountains; sometimes on isolated relict trees, on Xerophyta, on rocks; in deep shade; 800-2400 m alt. |
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S. Africa. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Herb, Epiphyte- Ht up to 0.36 m. Alt: up to 1600 m. Distribution: EC, KN, LP, MP, WC |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Fl. Pl. South Africa 22: t.852 (1942).
- Orchids of Southern Africa : 421-422 (1999).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°43463 |
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