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Angraecum bancoense

Angraecum bancoense - Photo courtesy Matthias Knoll

The comparison with the tip of a ball point pen shows well the size of the flower
Photo courtesy Patrick Denissen www.pnporchids.be

Angraecum bancoense - Photo courtesy Kyra Joebstl

Angraecum bancoense
Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Magnoliophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Asparagales
Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Vandoïdeae Endlicher
Tribe	Vandaeae Lindley
Subtribe	Angraecinae Summerhayes
Alliance	Angraecum
Genus	Angraecum Bory
Genus Abreviation	Angcm
Common Name
Section	Dolabrifolia (Pfitzer) Garay
Species	Angraecum bancoense
Authority	Berg ( W. J. van der Burg) 1980
Source	Misc. Pap. Landbouwhogesch. Wageningen, 19: 26 (1980)
Synonyms
Etymology
Distribution	Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast
Altitude	200-1600 m
Life Form	Epiphytic chamaephyte
Biotope	Dense forests
Flowers	4-6 mm
Flowering time
Fragrance	Nocturnal

Identification Difficulties

Angcm. bancoense looks very much like A. distichum, A. aporoides and A. podochilioides. In herbarium specimens, they are virtually indistinguishable, especially considering that many specimens were collected without flowers

Small, fleshy, durable leaves (0,8-1 cm)
Relatively long hanging stems (15cm).

Cultivation

In temperate to warm environment.

References

la Croix, I. 1996. Angraecum bancoense and its relatives. Orchid Rev. 104(1212): 325-328.

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