The beige aerangis

Description

Aerangis luteoalba is a species of epiphytic orchid native to eastern and central Africa. This species includes 2 currently recognized varieties Aerangis luteoalba var. luteoalba - Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Aerangis luteoalba var. rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) J. Stewart (1979) (synonyms: Angraecum rhodostictum Kraenzl. (1896) (Basionym), Angorchis rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) Kuntze (1903), Angraecum albidorubrum De Wild. (1916), Aerangis rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) Schltr. (1918), Aerangis albidorubra (De Wild.) Schltr. (1918), Angraecum mirabile auct. (1923)) - Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Aerangis, abbreviated as Aergs in horticultural trade, is a genus of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae). The name of this genus has been derived from the Greek words 'aer' (air) and 'angos' (urn), referring to the form of the lip. It is the type genus of the subtribe Aerangidinae, which has recently been subsumed in the subtribe Angraecinae. Approximately 50 species in this genus are known mostly from tropical Africa, but also from the Comoro Islands, Madagascar and Sri Lanka. Species are usually epiphytic, sometimes lithophytic small orchids, resembling Vandas in appearance. Their large, waxy, star-shaped flowers are generally white, cream-colored or yellow. They show a long, nectar-filled spur, often longer than the flower itself. There is a single stem with many flowers on a long raceme. The lip is flat and resembles the petals and sepals. They give off an agreeable smell during the night. There are six to ten parallel-veined, fleshy, evergreen leaves.