Angraecum podochiloides

Angraecum podochiloides is a species of comet orchid that can be found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria. It can be found in dense lowland forests on Gilbertiodendron dewevrei, and in humid forests at higher elevations or low montane forests. It is an epiphyte on Dialium corbisieri or in periodically-flooded marshes with Guibourtia.

Angraecum podochiloides

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Angraecum
Species:
A. podochiloides
Binomial name
Angraecum podochiloides
Schltr.

References

  1. Simo, M. & Stévart, T. (2014). "Angraecum podochiloides". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T16222589A16222892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T16222589A16222892.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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