Chamaeangis gabonensis Summerh. 1958 Photo courtesy of Droissart V. and his Orchidaceae in Central Africa Website

Common Name The Gabon Chamaeangis

Flower Size

Found in Cameroon and Gabon as a medium sized epiphyte with robust short stems carrying numerous, close set, long, narrow, linear to narrowly lanceolate linear, fleshy, upcurved margined leaves that blooms in the fall on groups of 2 to 3, pendent, arising from below the leaves, 5.6 to 10" [14 to 25 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence .

Synonyms Diaphananthe gabonensis (Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward 2012

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans, Campbell 2006

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