Angraecum

Finding

SITF confirms this plant as Angraecum aporoides (May 2025). There are four taxa in this section; three of them are distinguished based on the length of their spurs. Angraecum aporoides has the longest spur of all of the species at 0.7cm (also 0.7cm on this plant) and an ovary 0.7-0.8cm. (0.8cm on this plant) 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, as with this plant. This plant also keys to A. aporoides based on the key by Droissart which was used in the previous award identification.

Overall Length Of Growth Cane: 26.0

Number Of Leaves Per Growth Or Cane: 0

Leaf Length: 2.0

Leaf Width: 0.8

Leaf Margin: entire

Leaf Shape: obtuse, distichous, conduplicate

Pseudobulb Distance: tightly clustered

Inflorescence Overall Length: 8.5cm

Inflorescence Arrangement: single flowered

Ovary Length: 0.8

Ovary Width: 0.1

Ovary Shape: Terete

Ovary Color: dark green with longitudinal ribs

Ovary Texture: ribbed

Flower Natural Spread Length: 0.7

Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.0

Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.5

Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.3

Lateral Sepals Length: 0.5

Lateral Sepals Width: 0.3

Petals Width: 0.15

Judging Center: Great Plains Judging Center

Award Number: 20253566

Award Date: April 19, 2025

Awarded As: CBR

Six non-resupinate, concolor, bright white flowers emerging from the leaf axils of a branched, pendent, 26-cm primary growth, plant 13 cm wide x 33 cm long has multiple growths, some branching, emerging from the base of the primary growth; leaves bright green, obtuse, distichous, conduplicate, 0.8 cm wide by 2.0 cm long, margins entire, apex acute; dorsal sepal and petals lanceolate; lateral sepals lanceolate, significantly broader at base; lip acute, saccate; spur white, 0.1 cm wide x 0.7 cm long, tip covered by tan, paper-like bract, lies parallel to the ovary; column white, anther cap yellow; ovary chartreuse, 0.1 cm long x 0.8 cm long; substance heavy; texture matte; species native to Gabon, Nigeria and Cameroon; ID by SITF _________________.
Plant came from Louisiana Orchid Connection

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