| Angraecum leonis photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | decribed by | (Reichenbach f.) Andrè, Edouard-Francois |
| published in | Revue Horticole 294 1885 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aerangidinae | |
| Genus | Angraecum Bory 1804 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 38 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | Comoros (Anjouan, Ndzouani, Ngazidja, Mayotte), Magascar (Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Toliara, Fianarantsoa, |
| Vatovavy-Fitovinany, Mahajanga, Melaky, Mt. Des Francais, Pic des Orchidees) | ||
| altitude | 0 - 1170 m (0 - 3861 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Andapa (Picco des Orchidees, Sava, Antsiranana, Madagascar) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest | ||
| (no winter season, more abundant rainfall) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m /1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod |
in Andapa this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 58 m' to 11 h 02 m' |
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| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | sunny | |
| inflorescence | length | 4 cm (1.6"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 2 - 3, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 6 L 6 cm (2,4" L 2.4") - spur 12 cm (4.8") | |
| duration | single flower ≈ 15 - 20 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
