Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Tribe

Vandaeae Lindl.

Subtribe

Angraecinae Summerh.

Alliance

Angraecum

Genus

Angraecum

Genus Abreviation

Angcm

Common Name

Section

Filangis Garay

Species

Angraecum filicornu

Authority

Thou. 1822

Source

Orch. Afr. t. 52.

Synonyms

Aeranthes thouarsii S.Moore 1877
Aerobion filicornu (Thouars) Spreng. 1826
Angraecum filicornu sensu Kraenzl. non Thouars -> Angraecum sterrophyllum
Angraecum fimbriatum Rendle 1895 - See Tridactyle bicaudata (Lindl.) Schltr. 1914

Etymology

The Angraecum with a Thread-Like Spur

Distribution

Eastern Madagascar

Range

Mascarenes

Altitude

0-800 m.

Habitat

Humid coastal Rain-Forest on Philippia

Life Form

Epiphytic chamaephyte

Flowers

2 cm (2/3 ")

Flowering time

Madagascar: Nov-Jun

Fragrance