Microcoelia globulosa (Hochstetter) L.Jonss.

in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 23: 78 (1981).

Synonymes

Aeranthus guyonianus (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in Flora. 48: 190 (1865).

Angraecum globulosum Hochstetter in Pl. Exsicc. Ex. Abyssinico. Schimperi. Sect. 3 (1844). (basionyme)

Angraecum guyonianum Rchb.f. in Linnaea. 22: 865 (1849).

Epidorkis guoyaniana Kuntze in Rev. Gen. 660 (1891).

Epidorkis guyoniana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze in Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 660 (1891).

Gussonea globulosa (Hochstetter) Ridl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 21: 491 (1885).

Microcoelia guyoniana (Rchb.f.) Summerh. in Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harv. Univ. 11: 144 (1950).

Microcoelia taeniophyllum Hochstetter in A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2. 285 (1851).

Mystacidium globulosum (Hochstetter) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 53 (1895).

Mystacidium radicosum (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afr. 5. 1892 54 (1892).

Saccolabium radicosum A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 285 (1850).

Répartition

Angola, Burundi, Centrafrique, Cameroun, Ethiopie, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Ouganda, Rwanda, Soudan, Tanzanie, Zaire, Zambie, Zimbabwe.

Ethiopie : Gojam, Gonder, Ilubabor, Kefa, Shewa, Sidamo, Tigray, Welega.

Floraison : JFMA_____O__. Altitude de 500 à 1950 m.

Description sommaire

Plante épiphyte. Taille de 0 à 7 cm. Feuilles absentes. Fleurs de 8 à 15, blanches. Sépale dorsal ovale, de 2-3 × 0-1 mm. Sépales latéraux ovales, de 2-3 × 0-1 mm. Pétales ovales, de 2-3 × 0-1 mm.

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