Angraecopsis dolabriformis (Rolfe) Schltr. 1918 Collection sheet at © Kew and The Europeana Website

Common Name The Axe-Shaped Angraecopsis

Flower Size

Found in the Gulf of Guinea Islands .

Very close to A tridens and may be conspecific if so A tridens takes precedence. A dolabriformis differs in the broader leaves, more flowers that are slightly larger and they have a longer spur

Synonyms *Mystacidium dolabriforme Rolfe 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Rudolph Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 16/17/18 945-1128 Brieger 1986; Angraecoid Orchids Stewart, Hermans, Campbell 2006

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