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Angraecum compactum |
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Kingdom
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Plantae
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Division
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Magnoliophyta
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Class
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Liliopsida
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Order
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Asparagales
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Family
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Orchidaceae
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Subfamily
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Epidendroideae
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Tribe
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Vandaeae
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Subtribe
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Angraecinae
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Alliance
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Angraecum
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Genus
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Angraecum
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Genus Abreviation
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Angcm
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Common Name
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Section
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Perrierangraecum
Schltr.
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Species
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Angraecum compactum
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Authority
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Schltr.
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Source
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Beih. Bot. Centralbl. xxxiv. II. 339 (1916)
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Synonyms
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Etymology
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Distribution
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Madagascar, Center and East
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Range
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Habitat
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Evergreen humid rainforest
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Altitude
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700 - 2000 m
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Life Form
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Epiphytic chamaephyte, Lithophyte
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Flowers
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6 cm
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Flowering time
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Aug-Nov - Europe: May
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Fragrance
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Night
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Note
Angraecum compactum bears one or two white flowers that evoke the shape of
Angraecum leonis.
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Angraecum compactum
Photo courtesy of
Milan Vágner
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