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Angraecum
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Angraecum

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

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8 branches of this group, most-observed first

Ivory-Colored Angraecum

speciesAngraecum eburneum

Darwin's orchid

speciesAngraecum sesquipedale

Angraecum praestans

speciesAngraecum praestans

Angraecum sororium

speciesAngraecum sororium

Angraecum protensum

speciesAngraecum protensum

Angraecum longicalcar

speciesAngraecum longicalcar

Angraecum crassum

speciesAngraecum crassum

Angraecum mahavavense

speciesAngraecum mahavavense

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1476803.