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Angraecopsis trifurca

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Identification
Angraecopsis trifurca (Rchb.f.) Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for Angraecopsis trifurca Rchb.f. Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 11, Part 2, (1998) Author: I. la Croix & P.J. Cribb
Names
Aeranthus trifurcus Rchb.f. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Flora 68: 540 (1885).
Mystacidium trifurcum Rchb.f. T. Durand & Schinz [family ORCHIDACEAE], Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 55 (1895).
Listrostachys trifurca Rchb.f. Finet [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Mém. Soc. Bot. France, No. 9: 51 (1907).
Angraecopsis trifurca Rchb.f. Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33, abt. 2: 428 (1915). —H. Perrier in Fl. Madag., fam. 49, Orchidées 2: 82 (1941). —Summerhayes in Bot. Mus. Leafl. [Harv. Univ.] 14: 255 (1951). Type from Comoro Islands.
Information
Epiphytic or lithophytic herb; stem very short, c. 1.5 mm long; roots 1.5–2 mm in diameter, slightly hairy.Leaves c. 4, 12–21 × 0.7–1.1 cm, linear, falcate.Inflorescence 7–8 cm long, 6–7-flowered; peduncle 6 cm long.Flowers deep cream to light brown.Dorsal sepal 2.5–3.6 × 1.2–1.8 mm, ovate; lateral sepals 3–6.8 × 1–1.5 mm, linear.Petals 3–3.7 × 2.4 mm, 3-nerved.Lip 4–6.5 mm long, 3-lobed in basal half, the side lobes slightly shorter than the mid-lobe; spur 13–16 mm long, slender, incurved.Column 1 mm long; rostellum 3-pronged.
Habitat
On trees in evergreen rainforest and mossy rocks in shade
Altitude range
c. 1200 m.
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Distribution
Zimbabwe E Chimanimani Distr., “Mzuzu” Farm, Nyahode (Nyhodi) Valley, 1200 m, fl. 9.iv.1951, A.O. Crook 398 (K; SRGH).
Distribution (external)
Comoro Islands

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