Angraecum

Also known as Ctenorchis, Monixus, Bonniera, Angorchis, Lepervenchea, Comet orchid, Angrec, Angcm

Angraecum, also known as comet orchid, is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. It contains 223 species.

Species

Summer Tree Orchid

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Observations541

Observations recorded22,288

Angraecum es un género de unas 221 especies de orquídeas epífitas y alguna litófita de la tribu Vandeae de la familia Orchidaceae. La mayoría de las especies se distribuyen en el África tropical y Madagascar y algunas especies remotas por el Sudeste de Asia, aunque también se encuentran en los archipiélagos de Comores, las Seychelles, y las Mascareñas.

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Wikidata facts

Image: Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars, Hist. Orchid. 66 (1822) (31496849827).jpg

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taxon name: Angraecum
Commons category: Angraecum
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=686
Commons gallery: Angraecum
taxon common name: 安顾兰属

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Contents

Description
Taxonomy
Etymology
Distribution
Ecology
Pollination
Conservation
Horticulture
Hybrids
References
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Angraecum, also known as comet orchid, is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. It contains 223 species.

==Description==