Angraecum dollii - Angraecum Encyclopedia

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Angraecum dollii

Angraecum dollii - Photo courtesy of Dominique Karadjoff

Angraecum dollii
Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Magnoliophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Asparagales
Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Vandoïdeae Endlicher
Tribe	Vandaeae Lindl.
Subtribe	Angraecinae Summerh.
Alliance	Angraecum
Genus	Angraecum
Genus Abreviation	Angcm
Common Name
Section	Perrierangraecum Schltr.
Species	Angraecum dollii
Authority	Senghas.
Source	J. Orchideenfr. 4: 16 (1997)
Synonyms
Etymology	Doll's Angraecum
Distribution	Madagascar C: Dry forest, Antsirabe
Range
Habitat	Dry forest
Altitude	ca 1000 m
Life Form	Epiphyte
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Flowering time
Fragrance

Angraecum dollii - Photo courtesy of Olaf Pronk

Found in Madagascar as a miniature sized, warm to cool growing orchid with semi-terete leaves.

Mounted or potted. Strong light, reduce watering Sep to Dec, intermediate temperature.