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Angraecum

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Angraecum

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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

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. 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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Museum specimens

Specimen records
728
With media
510
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
MO, UCONN, US, CAS, GH
Recorded in
Madagascar, United States, Gabon, South Africa
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Angraecinae
Image
Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars, Hist. Orchid. 66 (1822) (31496849827).jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Angraecum
Commons category
Angraecum
topic's main category
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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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Etymology
  • Distribution
  • Ecology
  • Pollination
  • Conservation
  • Horticulture
  • Hybrids
  • References
  • External links

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==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Angraecum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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