Aerangis ellisii

Aerangis ellisii (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Orchideen: 598 (1914).

Synonyms:
Homotypic Synonyms:
* Angraecum ellisii Rchb.f., Flora 55: 278 (1872).
Angorchis ellisii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 561 (1891).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Angraecum dubuyssonii God.-Leb., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 7: 280 (1887).
Aerangis buysonii God.-Leb., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 11: 282 (1891).
Angraecum buyssonii God.-Leb., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 11: 282 (1891).
Aerangis caulescens Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 334 (1916).
Aerangis platyphylla Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 387 (1925).
Aerangis alata H.Perrier, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 38 (1938).
Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora J.Stewart, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 55: 799 (1986).

Distribution: Madagascar

This a seedling I have been trying to grow for a number of years. I bought it as Aerangis platyphylla but that has proven to be a synonym.
It has been sadly neglected and now that it has flowered I cannot imagine why!

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