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Angraecum eburneum var. longicalcar |
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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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Vandoïdeae Endlicher
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Tribe
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Vandaeae
Lindley
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Subtribe
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Angraecinae
Summerhayes
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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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Section
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Angraecum
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Species
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Angraecum eburneum [ssp superbum} var. longicalcar
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Common Name
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Authority
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Bosser
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Source
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Adansonia, n.s., 5: 408 (1965)
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Synonyms
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Angraecum eburneum ssp. longicalcar Bosser
Angraecum longicalcar (Bosser) Senghas
Angraecum eburneum ssp. superbum var. longicalcar
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Etymology
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lat. longicalcar = long spur
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Distribution
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C Madagascar, Analavory and Itasy lake
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Humid, evergreen forests
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Altitude
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1000 to 2000 m
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Life Form
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Epiphytic and lithophytic cham.
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Flowers
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Flowering time
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Fragrance
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Culture
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Mounted or potted, medium light, intermediate to warm temperature.
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This species differs from A. eburneum by the lenght of the nectar spur,
which is even longer (36-41 cm) than Angcm. sesquipedale, and which
presumably has a matching pollinator.
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