Description:
Epiphytic, entirely glabrous herbs; stem usually abbreviated, erect. Leaves iris-like, equitant, fleshy, with imbricate bases. Inflorescence an axillary, open, subumbellate raceme shorter than leaves; bracts small, scarious. Flowers resupinate, narrow, medium-sized. Ovary narrowly long-pedicellate. Sepals and petals free, spreading; petals slightly shorter. Lip orbicular, with a long narrowly conical spur inflated and often bilobed at apex. Gynostemium short, with a foot; rostellum narrow, bifid; anther terminal; pollinia 2, globose, each with a narrow stipe; viscidium solitary, relatively large.
Distribution:
Monotypic: Podangis dactyloceras (Rchb.f.) Schltr ., trop. Africa; sthn trop. Afr.: Angola.
Source:
SSTA
Classification:
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