Chamaeangis Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 86, pt. 2: 
107, March 30, 1918. 
Lectotype: Angraecum gracile Thou. 
Characterized by the very short stem which gives to 
the plant an acaulescent habit. Column very short and 
uniformly thick; rostellum short. Pollinia 2, either on 
two or on one stipe, but with a common viscidium. The 
spur of the lip is almost parallel or appressed to the ovary 
and always wider at the apex than at the base. 
Chamaeangis Boutoni (Rchb.f.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Angraecum Boutoni Rehb.f., Otia Bot. Hamb. pt. 2: 
117, 1881. 
Chamaeangis Hildebrandtii (Rchb.f.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Angraecum Hildebrandti Rchb.f. in Gard. Chron. n.s. 
9: 725, 1878. 
Chamaeangis Humbloti (Rchb.f.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Saccolabium Humbloti Rehb.f. in Flora 48: 537, 1885. 
Syn.: Angraecum saccolabioides H. Perr. in Humb., Fl. Madag. 
Orch, 2: 209, 1941. 
Cheirorchis Carr in Gard. Bull. Str. Settl. 7: 40, Sept. 
15, 1982. 
Lectotype: Cheirorchis breviscapa Carr (Holttum in 
Kew Bull. 14; 272, 1960). 
This genus is a synonym of Cordiglottis J.J.Sm. 
Chiloschista Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 18: sub t. 1522, Sept. 
1, 1882. 
Type: EHpidendrum usneoides D. Don. 
Characterized by a short column with at least twice as 
long a column-foot to which the petals and the lateral 
sepals are adnate laterally. Clinandrium shallow. Pol- 
linia 2, each deeply split into unequal halves on a linear 
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