Botanical Illustration of Aerangis ellisii. Originally published as Angraecum ellisii.
Species Description
Aerangis ellisii is a “…beautiful species was introduced to this country from Madagascar, by the late Rev. W. Ellis, whose name it bears, and is undoubtedly one of the finest species of the genus in cultivation. The leaves are arranged in a distichous manner, and about ten inches in length, by upwards of two inches in breadth; dark green on the upper side, paler below, and unequally bilobed at the apex. Flower spikes some two feet long, arching, bearing from eighteen to twenty-four flowers, pure white and very fragrant; sepals and petals reflexed. Spur of the lip six inches long, and light cinnamon in colour. The profile of the flower is an exact resemblance of a cockatoo. It requires the temperature of the East Indian house.” (Source: Classic Orchid Grower’s Manual by B.S. Williams.)
Synonyms
- Angraecum ellisii
Publications
- Lindenia Iconographie des Orchidées