Angraecum scottianum Rchb.f.

Robust epiphyte or epilith. Stem to 1 m long. Leaves cylindrical, to 10 cm long, to 0.5 cm thick, grooved above. Inflorescences to 10 cm long. Flowers 1-4, to 6 cm wide, white; spring to autumn. Sepals and petals similar, pointed, linear, petals slightly narrower. Labellum more or less round, tip pointed. Spur 9-15 cm long, hanging, slender.

Comoros Islands.

Source: Jeanes, J. (2005). Orchidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Orchidaceae
genus        Angraecum Bory.