East Tropical Africa
Angraecum conchiferum
Angraecum conchiferum is an epiphytic orchid native from Kenya through southern Africa, recognised by its white, night‑scented flowers with a distinctive shell‑shaped…
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Angraecum of East Tropical Africa.
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East Tropical Africa
Angraecum cultriforme
Angraecum cultriforme Summerh. is an epiphytic orchid native to East and Southern Africa, from Kenya down to KwaZulu‑Natal. It grows in moist…
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Angraecum decipiens
Angraecum decipiens Summerh. is a miniature, cool‑growing epiphytic orchid native to the highland forests of Kenya, Rwanda and northern Tanzania. It produces…
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East Tropical Africa
Angraecum eburneum subsp. giryamae
Angraecum eburneum subsp. giryamae is a lithophytic orchid native to coastal Kenya and Tanzania, including Pemba and Zanzibar. It forms up to…
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East Tropical Africa
Angraecum erectum
Angraecum erectum Summerh. is an epiphytic scrambling orchid native to East Tropical Africa through Zambia, occurring at 1300–2350 m in seasonally dry forests.…
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East Tropical Africa
Angraecum humile
Angraecum humile Summerh. is a dwarf epiphytic orchid native to montane forests from Ethiopia through Rwanda to Zimbabwe. It produces very small,…
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Angraecum keniae
Angraecum keniae Kraenzl. is an epiphytic orchid native to the Mt. Kenya region of East Africa. It is accepted by Kew as…
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East Tropical Africa
Angraecum minus
Angraecum minus Summerh. is a dwarf epiphytic orchid native to Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It grows as a small shrub with linear…
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Angraecum spectabile
Angraecum spectabile Summerh. is an epiphytic orchid native to north‑western Tanzania, growing at about 1,100‑1,200 m in seasonally dry forest. It produces a…
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East Tropical Africa
Angraecum stella-africae
Angraecum stella-africae P.J.Cribb is a tiny, cool‑growing epiphytic orchid native to montane woodlands of Malawi, Zimbabwe and the Limpopo Province of South…
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Angraecum stolzii
Angraecum stolzii is an epiphytic orchid native to Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It produces small white‑greenish, fragrant…
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Angraecum teres
Angraecum teres Summerh. is an epiphytic orchid native to the Eastern Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. It is accepted by Kew’s Plants of…
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