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Angraecum ramosum

Angraecum ramosum - Photo courtesy Association des Orchidophiles du Sud

Angraecum ramosum
Photo courtesy Rogier van Vugt

Angraecum ramosum
Photo courtesy M.Frairot En forêt tropicale © 2004-2009

Angraecum ramosum
Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Magnoliophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Asparagales
Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Vandoïdeae Endlicher
Tribe	Vandaeae Lindley
Subtribe	Angraecinae Summerhayes
Alliance	Angraecum
Genus	Angraecum
Genus Abreviation	Angcm
Common Name
Section	Perrierangraecum Schltr.
Species	Angraecum ramosum
Authority	Thou.
Source	Orch. Afr. t. 59 (1822 )
Synonyms	Angraecum verruculosum Frapp. ex Cordem.
Etymology
Distribution	Mauritius, Reunion
Range
Altitude	0 to 1500 m
Habitat
Life Form	Epiphyte or Lithophyte
Flowers	25 mm Spur: 30 mm
Flowering time
Fragrance

Note

Angraecum germinyanum was in the past considered as a sub-species o Angraecum ramosum.

Angraecum ramosum auct. non Thouars, H.Perrier
Angraecum ramosum ssp. bidentatum
Angraecum ramosum ssp. typicum var. arachnites
Angraecum ramosum ssp. typicum var. bathiei
Angraecum ramosum ssp. typicum var. conchoglossum
Angraecum ramosum ssp. typicum var. peracuminatum

are currently considered to pertain to the Angraecum germinyanum complex.

References

The Angraecum germinyanum complex.
Nomenclatural confusion resolved,
by Johan Hermans & Phillip Cribb
The Orchid Review Vol. 113 Nr.1262 March-April 2005

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