Aeranthes grandiflora
| Aeranthes grandiflora | |
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| 1824 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Aeranthes |
| Species: | A. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeranthes grandiflora Lindl. (1824) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Aeranthes grandiflora is a species of orchid and is the type species of its genus. It is native to Madagascar and Comoros.[2] It is characterized by long, spindly, naturally hanging inflorescences and relatively large, semi-translucent flowers which open successively over a long period of time. A gardener must not cut the inflorescence after the first flower has faded, as these plants rebloom abundantly.[3][4]
Home culture for this species is among the easiest of any orchid. A gardener can give them small pots of small-grade bark and moss with medium-warm temperatures (winter nights between 55 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit) and place them under low light of any orientation or even fluorescent lights.[3]
References
- ^ Designer:John Lindley (1789-1865) - Engraver: J. Watts - "The botanical register" vol. 10 pl. 817 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/132134)
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b White, Judy (1996). Taylor's Guide to Orchids. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-395-67726-1.
- ^ Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.