Botanical illustration of Cyrtorchis chailluana which was originally published as Angraecum chailluanum.
Species Description
Cyrtorchis chailluana “…is a very distinct plant, but at present rare in cultivation; it is interesting because of the long tail-like spurs with which the flowers are furnished, proving its relationship with Angraecum caudatum. The leaves are six or eight inches long, one to two broad, and dark green in colour; flowers white, with a long yellowish green spur, produced upon pendulous spikes. It succeeds best grown on a block of wood with a little moss. Native of West Africa.” (Source: Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual by B.S. Williams.)
Synonyms
- Angraecum chailluanum
Publications
- “Curtis’s Botanical Magazine” vol. 92 (Ser. 3 no. 22) pl. 5589