Angraecum

Angraecum
Angraecum sesquipedale habitus Note extremely long spurs of flowers
Angraecum sesquipedale habitus
Note extremely long spurs of flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Angraecum
Bory, 1804[1]
Type species
Angraecum eburneum
Bory
Species

See list of Angraecum species for complete list

Synonyms[1]
List
    • Aerobion Kaempf. ex Spreng.
    • Angorkis Thouars
    • Angraecoides (Cordem.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Arachnangraecum (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Bonniera Cordem.
    • Boryangraecum (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Conchograecum Szlach., Grochocka, Oledrz. & Mytnik
    • Ctenorchis K.Schum.
    • Dolabrifolia (Pfitzer) Szlach. & Romowicz
    • Eichlerangraecum Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Gomphocentrum (Benth.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Hadrangis (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Hermansia Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Humblotiangraecum (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Lemurangis (Garay) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Lepervenchea Cordem.
    • Lesliegraecum Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Macroplectrum Pfitzer
    • Monixus Finet
    • Pectinaria (Benth.) Cordem.
    • Pectinariella Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Perrierangraecum (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Pseudojumellea (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
    • Rudolfangraecum Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka

Angraecum, also known as comet orchid,[2][3][4] is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. It contains 223 species.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Angraecum Bory". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ Darwin Orchid (Comet Orchid, Star of Bethlehem). (2019, August 14). Gothenburg Botanical Garden. Retrieved January 16, 2023, from https://www.botaniska.se/en/research--collections/collections/tropical-orchids/darwin-orchid-comet-orchid-star-of-bethlehem/
  3. ^ Comet Orchid at the Orchid Room. (n.d.). Friends of the Port St Lucie Botanical Gardens. Retrieved January 16, 2023, from https://www.pslbg.org/comet-orchid.html
  4. ^ Comet Orchid Angraecum spp. (n.d.). Candide. Retrieved January 16, 2023, from https://candide.com/ZA/plants/c3598b40-e27d-4a16-b3f8-315c62f8db0c