Chamaeangis Schltr.

Monopodial, epiphytic herbs, erect or pendent. Stem long or short, covered with old sheathing leaf bases. Leaves distichous, linear to oblanceolate, unequally 2-lobed at the apex, fleshy or coriaceous. Inflorescence densely many-flowered, often with 2–4 flowers in a whorl at each node. Flowers small, cream, green, yellowish or orange-coloured. Sepals and petals free, subsimilar, spreading; lip more or less entire, spurred at the base; spur cylindric. Column short, fleshy, without a foot; rostellum short, bifid; pollinia 2, globose.

Comment: The species formerly in Chamaeangis have now been included under Diaphananthe

Worldwide: c. 7 species in tropical Africa.

Malawi: 0 taxa.