Calanthe nigricans

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Calanthe nigricans, Gagnep. Habit loose, light and elegant, erect at first, spreading with age: growths bearing 2-3 Ivs., 2-5 ft. high; blade elliptic, occasionally lanceolate, acute, undulate, 12-20 in. long, rich dark velvety green above, dull red below; petiole 1-4 ft. long, erect; sheath extending to one-third the length of the petiole, upper two-thirds terete, dull green in color: infl. arising from center of the growth of the Ivs., an erect globose spike with large foliose; bracts: fls. 2-3 in the axil of each bract, 1 in. diam., primrose in color, petals shaded with purple; tube 1 in. long; bracts green, reflexed, upper ones forming an umbrella-like mass under which the fls. are developed in the axils of the lower bracts. Trop. Amer. R.H. 1904, p. 576.CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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