Finding
SITF has determined this plant to be Angraecum bancoense, not A. aparoides (Jan 2025). There are four taxa in this section; three of them are distinguished most easily on the length of their spurs. The measurements of this plant have the ovary at 0.3 cm long, which makes the spur (as seen in one of the photos) to be no more than .15-.2 cm. Angraecum aporoides has the longest spur of all of the species at 0.7cm and an ovary 0.7-0.8cm. Angraecum bancoense has an ovary 0.5-0.6cm long and a spur of .25-.5cm. Angraecum distichum ovary 0.5-0.6 and spur 0.5-0.6cm. Angraecum podochiloides spur is .45-.6cm. The spur shape of A. aporoides is straight, narrowly cylindrical with a wide mouth. A. bancoense's spur is straight, suddenly tapering near the end to a short tubular apex. A. distichum's spur is straight or slightly upcurved, suddenly tapering near the end to an acute apex. A. podochiloides's spur is straight, narrowly funnel-shaped, suddenly tapering near the end to an acute apex. Plant size of aporoides is 40cm; A. bancoense is about 15cm; A. distichum is 25 cm; and A. podochiloides is 60cm. Based on the length of the spur (less than 2cm), plant size (17cm), spur shape, and matching Floral dimensions, Angraecum bancoense Van Der Burg is the best fit. It is described as "very similar to distichum, but smaller in all respects and differs in the details of the lateral sepals, lip and spur."

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: up to 17 cm branching
Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: monopodial and 32 leaves on longest growth, still growing
Leaf Length: 1.5 cm
Leaf Width: 0.5 cm
Leaf Margin: entire
Leaf Shape: conduplicate and distichous, semi falcate
Pseudobulb Root Tip: green
Inflorescence Overall Length: 1.0 cm
Inflorescence Arrangement: singular
Inflorescence Dist Base To Bud: 0.5 cm
Ovary Length: 0.3 cm
Ovary Width: 0.1 cm
Ovary Shape: cylindrical
Ovary Color: green
Ovary Texture: smooth
Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.8 cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.0 cm
Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.3 cm
Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.2 cm
Lateral Sepals Length: 0.4 cm
Lateral Sepals Width: 0.3 cm
Petals Width: 0.1 cm
Judging Center: Northeast
Award Number: 20245037
Award Date: December 07, 2024
Awarded As: CBR
Five charming concolor flowers which emerge from the leaf axils of a branched pendant 17 cm primary growth; robust plant has multiple growths emerging from the base of the primary growth; bright green leaves obtuse, distichous, conduplicate, 0.5 cm wide by 1.5 long; all segments clear bright white; dorsal sepal and petals lanceolate; lateral sepals lanceolate, significantly broader at base; lip acute, saccate; column white; anther cap brown; native to western equatorial Africa; though similar in growth habit to related species Angraecum distichum, plant recognized for larger leaves and growth habit.origin : Peter Lin - Diamond OrchidsSimilar to Angraecum distichum but with significantly larger leaves. Synonym Angraecum distichum var. grandifolium