Aerangis mystacidii

Object Details

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Accession Number: 2015-2134A

Description: Aerangis mystacidii is a miniature orchid with an oversized inflorescence covered in white flowers. It can vary in size, with some plants being larger, and some smaller, but is overall still a compact orchid.
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere): August to October
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

Range: SW Tanzania to S Africa
Habitat: Riverine forests, on small twigs overhanging water; evergreen forests; 60-1800m

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: 2-4 horizontal to arching or pendent flower spikes grow from the base of the stems with 3-25 flowers per inflorescence. Flowers are .8-1.25" wide.
Fragrance: Lily of the valley, fragrant at night

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Common Name: Mystacidium-like Aerangis
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Aerangis
Species: mystacidii

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Metadata Usage: CC0

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Record ID: ofeo-sg_2015-2134A

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Photographed by: Eugene Cross

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