Angraecum scottianum

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Scientific Names

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Read about Angraecum scottianum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Angraecum scottianum, Reichb. f. Sts. up to 2 ft. long, with brown sheaths below: Lvs. terete, grooved on the upper side, 3-4 in. long, spreading or recurved: peduncles with 1-3 fls. which are inverted and 1 ½-2 in. across, the sepals and petals pale yellow, changing to white, linear, similar, acute, the sepals a little broader than the petals, the lip white, concave, transversely oblong, nucronate; spur 4—5 in. long, reddish brown. Comoro Isls. G.C. II. 14, p. 137. F.M. 1880:421. B.M. 6723. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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