Aerangis hariotiana
Object Details
- Description
- This orchid enjoys frequent watering, good air flow, and warm temperatures, as it would experience on its home island of Comoros, just in between Madagascar and the mainland of Africa. If well cared for, it will produce many beautiful hanging inflorescences, covered in small orange flowers.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- February to May
- Pollination Syndrome
- Likely moth
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Comoros
- Habitat
- Humid forests; 0-2460ft (0-750m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-1798A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Hariot's Aerangis
- Hariot's Microterangis
- Rusty Stars
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Aerangis
- Species
- hariotiana
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescences are 5-8" (13-20 cm) long, often grouped in clusters of 3-4, and have many orange flowers per an inflorescence. Flowers are about .12" (.3 cm) across, with the flowers at the end of the inflorescence blooming first.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Unequally biolobed leaves
- Fragrance
- Fragrant at night (strong)
- Plant Size
- 2-3" x 2-4" (5-8 x 5-10 cm), excluding inflorescence
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-1798A