Aerangis punctata J Stewart 1986
Photo by © Eddy Futelot
Photos by Jay Pfahl
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Common Name or Meaning The Dotted Aerangis [refers to the roots]
Flower Size 4" [10 cm]
Found in Madagascar in the central highlands as well as Reunion on shrubs and trees in highland forests at elevations of 900 to 1500 meters as a mini-mini plant [less than 1 1/2" total], warm to cool growing epiphyte grey green, flattened, verrucose roots and grayish green, spotted silver, elliptic or oblong leaves that are acutely bilobed apically, comes from and blooms in the spring and summer on a short inflorescence with a solitary to 3 - 4" flowers.
Synonyms Aerangis curnowiana sunsu
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 55 No 11 1986 drawing/photo fide; Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995; An Introduction to the Cultivated Angraecoid Orchids of Madagascar Hillerman & Holst 1986; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchds Pridgeon 1992; AOS Bulletin Vol 67 #2 1998 as Aerangis curnowiana photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 42 - 43 pg 2626 - 2762 Brieger 2001; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 #9 2004 as A curnowiana photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 6 2006 drawing fide; Orchid Digest Vol 70 #4 2006 photo fide; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans, Campbell 2006 photo fide; Orchids of Madagascar Hermans 2007 photo fide; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Herman 2009 photo fide; Mille et Une Mini Orchideees Roguenant 2009 photo fide; A Compendium of Miniature Orchid Species Parsons & Gerritsen 2013 photos fide; Les Orchidees de Madagascar Bosser & Lecoufle 2015 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 86 #9 2017 photo fide;
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