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Angraecum chamaeanthus
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Guava baby (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tiny epiphytic herb. Leaves 2-6, up to 30 × 5 mm, elliptic, leathery, bright green. Inflorescence, up to 3 cm, 4-10 flowered. Flowers c. 2-2.5 mm in diameter, white, often facing to one side. It is one of the smallest of all African orchids. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | chamaeanthus: derived from: chamai, a dwarf, and anthos, a flower (Greek). |
| Habitat: | Epiphyte in forest, commonly on exotic fruit trees. |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania south to South Africa |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 11 November 2008 |
| Literature: |
Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 46 - 47. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 314. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 27. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Page 98. (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 78. Kimberley, M.J. (2003). A List of Epiphytic Orchids of Zimbabwe Excelsa 20 Page 49. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 370. La Croix, I. et al. (1983). Malawi Orchids Volume 1 Epiphytic Orchids National Fauna Preservation Society of Malawi Pages 29 - 30. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 237. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 94. Morris, B. (1967). The epiphytic orchids of Soche Mountain. Historic and Scientific Society of Malawi Journal 20(2) Page 30. Morris, B. (1970). Epiphytic Orchids of Malawi The Society of Malawi Pages 86 - 87. (Includes a picture). Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Page 17. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 131. Summerhayes, V.S. (1958). African orchids XXVI Kew Bulletin 13(2) Page 263. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 83. |
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