Angraecum chimanimaniense G.Will. 1996 SECTION Perrierangraecum Drawing by © Judi Stone

Part shade Cool LATE Spring EARLYSummer

Common Name Chimanimani Mountains Angraecum [A mountain range in Zimbabwe]

Flower Size 2.8” [7 cm]

Found in the Chimanimani range in Zimbabwe in riverine forests at elevations around 1800 meters as a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte or lithophyte with an elongated, sometimes branched stem with roots arising near the base of the stem and carrying several, distichous, linear, obtuse, triangular to aubterete in crossection dark green, upper surface punctate leaves that blooms in the late spring and early summer on an axillary, short, single flowered inflorescence with as long as the ovary, lanceolate, acuminate floral bracts and carrying a resupinate, fleshy, white flower slightly tinged with green and straw color.

Synonyms Perrierangraecum chimanimaniense (G.Will.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka 2013

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 Orchidaceae Part 2 Pope 1998 drawing fide

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