Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Vandoïdeae Endlicher

Tribe

Vandaeae Lindley

Subtribe

Angraecinae Summerhayes

Alliance

Angraecum

Genus

Angraecum

Genus Abreviation

Angcm

Common Name

Guava baby (E)

Section

Species

Angraecum chamaeanthus

Authority

Schltr.

Source

Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 604 (1915).
Summerhayes in Norlindh & Weimarck in Bot. Not. 1937: 200 (1937); in Kew Bull. 13: 263 (1958)
Goodier & Phipps in Kirkia 1: 54 (1961).
Morris, Epiphyt. Orch. Malawi: 87 (1970).
Grosvenor in Excelsa 6: 78 (1976).
Ball, South. African Epiphyt. Orch.: 46 (1978).
Stewart et al., Wild Orch. South. Africa: 259 (1982).
Cribb in F.T.E.A., Orchidaceae: 494 (1989).
la Croix et al., Orch. Malawi: 237 (1991).
Stewart, Orch. Kenya: 17 (1996). Type from Tanzania.

Synonyms

Etymology

Chameanthus is derived from: chamai, a dwarf, and anthos, a flower (Greek)

Distribution

Malawi N: Nyika National Park, forest patch on road to Kasaramba, 2250 m, fl. 14.xii.1983, la Croix & Elias 516 (K).
S: Mulanje Mt., Lichenya Plateau, 1970 m, fr. v.1965, Morris 159 (K).

Mozambique MS: Chimanimani Mts., St. George's Cave, 1500 m, epiphytic on Lasianthus kilimandscharicus, fl. 12.iv.1967, Grosvenor 389 (SRGH)

Zimbabwe E: Mutare, Vumba Mts., 1700 m, fl. & fr. 31.x.1950, Chase 3072 (K; SRGH).

Range

Kenya; South Africa; Tanzania

Altitude

1400-2300 m.

Habitat

Montane and submontane forest, commonly on exotic fruit trees

Life Form

Epiphytic

Flowers

2-2.5 mm

Flowering time

Oct-Mar

Fragrance