Angraecum subulatum

Angraecum subulatum 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, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. This species is found in lowland forests, especially those rich in Caesalpinioideae between 50 and 700 m elevation. It occurs in periodically-inundated swampy forests with Raphia, Pandanus and Marantaceae, and on calcareous rock in shrubby vegetation. It has been recorded on high shaded branches of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei.

Angraecum subulatum
Angraecum subulatum

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. subulatum
Binomial name
Angraecum subulatum
Lindl.

References

  1. Simo, M. & Stévart, T. (2014). "Angraecum subulatum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T16222698A16222912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T16222698A16222912.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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