FZ.41. Angraecopsis Kraenzl.

HOLMESIA P.J. Cribb

MICROHOLMESIA P.J. Cribb

Description of the genus

Small epiphytic herbs, monopodial, pseudobulbs absent. Leaves fleshy, ligulate to oblanceolate. Inflorescences axillary, few to many-flowered. Flowers small, white, green or yellow on relatively long pedicels. Lip entire or 3-lobed, spurred. Column short; rostellum 3-lobed or bifid; pollinia 2.

Worldwide: 15 species in tropical Africa and Mascarene Is.

Zimbabwe: 3 taxa.

Angraecopsis amaniensis

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
amaniensis Summerh.E,SDescription, Image
parviflora (Thouars) Schltr.EDescription, Image
trifurca (Rchb. f.) Schltr.[EX?]EDescription

Other sources of information about Angraecopsis:

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Angraecopsis
Flora of Malawi: Angraecopsis
Flora of Mozambique: Angraecopsis
Flora of Zambia: Angraecopsis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Angraecopsis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Angraecopsis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Angraecopsis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Angraecopsis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Angraecopsis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Angraecopsis
JSTOR Plant Science: Angraecopsis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Angraecopsis
Plants of the World Online: Angraecopsis
Tropicos: Angraecopsis
Wikipedia: Angraecopsis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Angraecopsis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=441, retrieved 18 April 2024

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