Angraecum eburneum subsp. superbum

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Creekside Digital

Object Details

Description

This subspecies has larger flowers, a whiter lip, and a smaller range than the species. It has been observed that it prefers growing in full sun on clove trees more than other trees.

Provenance

From a cultivated plant of known (indirect) wild origin

Accession Number

2017-0534A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Lithophytic

Bloom Characteristics

This subspecies has larger flowers than A. eburneum with whiter flowers. The waxy flowers last about 4 weeks and grow on an arching inflorescence.

Fragrance

Sweet

Range

Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar

Habitat

damp, tropical forests; 0-400m

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Common Name

The Ivory-Colored Angraecum subspecies

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Angraecum

Species

eburneum

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax78b43a62f-a760-4c27-9927-7f4ab717a151

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2017-0534A