Aeranthes grandiflora
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Aeranthes grandiflora | |
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1824 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Aeranthes |
Species: | A. grandiflora
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Binomial name | |
Aeranthes grandiflora Lindl. (1824)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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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)
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b 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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