Angraecum brevicornu Summerh. 1962 SECTION Conchoglossum

Drawing by © M A Grierson/Cribb

LATE EARLY

Common Name The Short Spur Angraecum

Flower Size

Found in northeastern Tanzania in lowland forests on lemon trees at elevations of 500 to 600 meters as a small sized, warm growing epiphyte with a short, bil;aterally compressed stgem carrying slightly leathery, all along the stem, alternate, falcate, ligulate, unequally acutely bilobed apically, somewhat shiny, basally twisted leaves that blooms in the late summer and early fall on 1 per node, peduncle .16 to .32" [4 to 8 mm] long, more or less .4" [1 cm] long overall, single flowered inflorescencewith lanceolate, acute, shorter than the pedicel floral bracts and carrying white flowers with a faint pinkish to greenish pink tinge.

"This little species is a typical member of the sect. Conchoglossum, from the other species of which it can be distinguished by the very short straight, quite unthickened spur. As in other species of the section the inflorescence are produced singly from the axil of each leaf at each flowering period, but the peduncles of previous year's flowering are persistent and give the appearance of fasciculate inflorescences. In the only specimen seen, all the inflorescence are one-flowered, the continuation of the rachis being represented by a short spur at the base of the pedicel." Summerhayes 1962

Synonyms Angraecoides brevicornu (Summerh.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka 2013; Conchograecum brevicornu (Summerh.) Szlach., Grochocka, Oledrz. & Mytnik 2018

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Kew Bull. 16: 311 Summerhayes 1962

An Introduction to the Angraecoid Orchids of Madagascar Hillerman & Holst 1986;

Flora of Tropical East Africa Orchidaceae Part 3 Cribb 1989 drawing fide

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