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Angraecum mauritianum

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Angraecum mauritianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Angraecum
Species:
A. mauritianum
Binomial name
Angraecum mauritianum
(Poir.) Frapp. (1889)
Synonyms
  • Orchis mauritiana Poir. (1798) (Basionym)
  • Limodorum mauritianum (Poir.) Sw. (1829)
  • Angraecum gladiifolium Thouars (1822)
  • Aerobion gladiifolium (Thouars) Spreng. (1826)
  • Aeranthes gladiifolia (Thouars) Rchb.f. (1864)
  • Angorchis gladiifolia (Thouars) Kuntze (1891)
  • Mystacidium mauritianum (Poir.) T.Durand & Schinz (1894)
  • Mystacidium gladiifolium (Thouars) Rolfe (1904)
  • Macroplectrum gladiifolium (Thouars) Pfitzer ex Finet (1907)

Angraecum mauritianum is a small, epiphytic species of orchid. It is native to Mauritius where it can still be found along roadsides. It favours low tree trunks or logs, and does not grow higher up in trees.[1]

Angraecum mauritianum in Monvert Nature Park.
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References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2017-12-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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