Aeranthes grandiflora
| Aeranthes grandiflora | |
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| 1824 illustration[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
| Alliance: | Angraecum |
| Genus: | Aeranthes |
| Species: | A. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeranthes grandiflora Lindl. (1824) | |
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Aeranthes grandiflora is a species of orchid and is the type species of its genus. It is native to Madagascar and Comoros.[2] It is characterized by long, spindly, naturally hanging inflorescences and relatively large, semi-translucent flowers which open successively over a long period of time; do not cut the inflorescence after the first flower has faded, as these plants rebloom abundantly.[3][4]
Home culture for this species is among the easiest of any orchid; give them small pots of small-grade bark and moss with medium-warm temperatures (winter nights between 55 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit) and place them under low light of any orientation or even fluorescent lights.[3]
References
- ↑ Designer:John Lindley (1789-1865) - Engraver: J. Watts - "The botanical register" vol. 10 pl. 817 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/132134)
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 1 2 White, Judy (1996). Taylor's Guide to Orchids. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-395-67726-1.
- ↑ Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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