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Angraecum expansum |
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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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Common Name
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Section
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Species
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Angraecum expansum
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Sub-Species
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expansum
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Authority
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Thouars
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Source
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Orch. Afr. I. 57
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Synonyms
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Etymology
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Distribution
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Reunion
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Range
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Cilaos, Mafate, Bélouve, Tévelave
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Altitude
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800 to 2000 m
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Habitat
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Mesothermic forests
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Life Form
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Epiphytic chamaephyte
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Flowers
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48mm - Spur 50mm
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Flowering time
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Nov - Feb
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Fragrance
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Angraecum expansum ssp. expansum is endemic of Reunion Island. It is
quite common and can be found - often in great numbers - in the forests
of medium elevation (800 to 2000 m).
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