Calanthe angustifolia

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Calanthe angustifolia
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Calanthe angustifolia, Koern. (Calanthe discolor, Hort.). Habit loose, erect, only slightly spreading at apex: growths bearing 1-4 Ivs. from 1-5 ft. high; blade lanceolate, unequilateral, ¾-2 ft. long, rich light green with fine lines of purple-red above, rich shining red beneath; petiole erect, stout, 1-3 ft. high, rich dark red, heavily marked with light green tuberculate spots; sheath extending from one-third to one-half its length: in the juvenile form the whole of the plant is densely covered with reddish brown hairs, but in the adult plant, the blade is almost entirely glabrous. Cent. Amer. B.M. 8149.CH


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