Listrostachys

Listrostachys subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Listrostachys (Greek, shovel or hoe, and spike). Orchidaceae. Orchids with the habit of Angraecum. Racemes many-flowered; sepals and petals alike, spreading; lip adnate to the foot of the column, with a long thin or reflexed spur; column bent back against the dorsal sepal; pollinia 2, upon divided stalks.—About 60 species, in Trop. Afr. —L. bidens, Rolfe. Free-flowering epiphytal orchid from W. Tropical Africa: stems elongated, many-leaved: leaves thick, ovate-oblong, obliquely 2-lobed: flowers fragrant, many, in slender hanging racemes, white or pinkish, the spur as long as the lip. —L. bracteosa, Rolfe. Stem very short: racemes axillary, few-flowered.; flowers pale yellowish green, fleshy. Mauritius. —L. caudata, Reichb. f. (Angnecum caudatum, Lindl.). Racemes zigzag. 5- or more-fid.; flowers distant, about 3 inches across; sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, olive-green, flushed with pale brown; lip clawed, obcordate-cuneate; spur pale brown, 8-9 inches long. Sierra Leone. —L. Chailluana, Reichb. f. (Angraecum Chailluanum, Hook. f.). Leaves up to 8 inches long, 1 ½ inches broad: racemes 6-10- flowered; flowers milk-white; spur slender, flexuous, greenish. W. Africa. —L.dactyloceras, Reichb. f. About 3 inches high: leaves very fleshy, sword-shaped: flowers white. W. Tropical Africa. —L. fimbriata, Rolfe. Flowers translucent white, with slight greenish tinge; spur long and slender. Uganda. —L. forsipata, Kranzl. Plant small: flowers pellucid, white. Tropical Africa. —L hamata, Rolfe. Remarkable for having all the long spurs hooked at the tip: flowers white, with green spur. W. Tropical Africa. —L. imbricata, Rolfe. Plant very small: spike about 7-flowered; flowers white, small. Trop. Afr. —L. Kindtiana, Wildem. Dwarf: racemes short, dense; flowers yellow, star-shaped. Congo. —L. Monteirae, Reichb. f. (Angraecum antennatum, Kranzl.). Robust epiphyte from W. Tropical Africa, sometimes met with in cultivation: 1-2 feet, bearing roots toward the base: leaves oblong or obovate-oblong, obliquely bilobed: racemes erect, many-flowered, 6-12 inches long; flowers yellowish white, the upper part of spur ochreous and the base light green. —L. pellucida, Reichb. f. (Angraecum pellucidum, Lindl.). Racemes pendulous, many-flowered.; flowers semi-transparent, spiral, yellowish white; lip cordate, truncate at apex, fimbriate; spur short. Sierra Leone. —L. vandaeformis, Kranzl. Plant very large: racemes nodding, many-flowered.; flowers yellow. W. Tropical Africa. —L. Whytei. Rolfe. Racemes several-flowered.; flowers small, sweet-scented, white, wax-like, with pointed brown-tipped spurs. Uganda. 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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