West Tropical Africa
Angraecum distichum
Angraecum distichum Lindl. is a dwarf epiphytic orchid native to wet tropical forests from West Africa to Uganda and northern Angola. It forms…
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Angraecum of Mainland Africa.
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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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West-Central Tropical Africa
Angraecum egertonii
Angraecum egertonii is an epiphytic orchid native to the wet lowland forests of southern Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon. It produces small white‑green…
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West-Central Tropical Africa
Angraecum eichlerianum
Angraecum eichlerianum Kraenzl., commonly known as Eichler's Angraecum, is a large vining epiphytic orchid native to wet forests from Nigeria to Angola.…
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West-Central Tropical Africa
Angraecum eichlerianum var. curvicalcaratum
Angraecum eichlerianum var. curvicalcaratum is an accepted Cameroonian variety of the African orchid A. eichlerianum. It is an epiphytic plant with white,…
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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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Angraecum geniculatum
Angraecum geniculatum G.Will. is an epiphytic orchid endemic to western Zambia. It bears small straw‑orange or pale‑green flowers on short, few‑flowered inflorescences.…
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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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West Tropical Africa
Angraecum infundibulare
Angraecum infundibulare Lindl. is an epiphytic orchid native from Nigeria across to East Tropical Africa. It bears the largest flowers of any…
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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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Angraecum lisowskianum
Angraecum lisowskianum is an epiphytic orchid native to Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (including Bioko). It is accepted under that name, with…
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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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