Angraecum superbum

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Read about Angraecum superbum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Angraecum superbum, Thouars (.4. eburneum, Lindl.). Fig. 207. Sts. up to 4 ft. or more long: Lvs. up to 2 ft. long, 2 in. wide, coriaceous: racemes ascending, with 8 or more fls.; sepals and petals spreading, green, lanceolate; lip white, orbicular, fleshy, abruptly acuminate; spur green. Madagascar. B.M. 4761. B.R. 1522. Var. virens, Veitch (A. lArens, Lindl.). Differs from the type in its smaller fls. with the labellum tinged green. B.M. 5170. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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