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Orchid Species: Angraecum eichlerianum

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Angraecum eichlerianum is an orchid species identified by Kraenzl. in 1882.
Genus
Angraecum (Angcm.)
Grex
eichlerianum
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
Kraenzl.
Year
1882
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ORIGIN: A large to giant sized, vining, hot growing epiphytic species from the humid forests of Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Zaire and Angola at elevations around 150 meters.

DESCRIPTION: A large to giant sized, vining, hot growing epiphytic species from the humid forests of Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Zaire and Angola at elevations around 150 meters with erect, elongate stems that have distichously many, narrowly elliptic-oblong, unequally bilobed apically, broad leaves that blooms in the summer on an axillary, wiry, 4 to 8 [10 to 20 cm] long, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence with long-lasting, heavy textured, fragrant flowers.

FLOWER SIZE: 3 inches [7.5 cm] Spur 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 inch [3 to 4 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Angraecum Angcm arnoldianum 1906 De Wild.
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Angcm. eichlerianum 'Eisenheim' (2 awards from 2016 to 2017) Angcm. eichlerianum 'Deggendorf' (2014) Angcm. eichlerianum 'Shizu Kanno' (1984) Angcm. eichlerianum 'El Hatillo' (1978)
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Angraecum eichlerianum by Tom Kuligowski. Angraecum eichlerianum is a species from the central west coast (Nigeria) south to Angola.  In the wild it can grow to near 200 inches (508cm) in dense, undisturbed forests.  Inflorescence form at ... 0
Green Without Envy by Ken Slump. Myriad Interpretations on a Single theme WHILE GREEN MAY NOT BE A common flower color, it occurs on both wild and cultivated plants. Long before my interest in orchids began, I wondered why ga... 0
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