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
Native toAldabra, Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini
Observations541
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.
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars, Hist. Orchid. 66 (1822) (31496849827).jpg
Article
11 sectionsContents
- 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==