Ambrella longituba | |
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type specimen of Ambrella longituba | |
Ambrella longituba in cultivation | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Vandeae |
Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
Genus: | Ambrella H.Perrier |
Species: | A. longituba
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Binomial name | |
Ambrella longituba H.Perrier
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Approximate distribution of Ambrella longituba in North Madagascar |
Ambrella is a monotypic genus in the orchid family.[1] The single species, Ambrella longituba is endemic to Madagascar.[2] The type specimen was collected and described by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie in 1934.[3]