Orchids- Arranged by Scientific Name Starts with B

Baptistonia echinata

A Species from Brazil.An unusual and beautiful species. Temperature Tolerant. This is a small sized, cool to hot growing epiphyte, native to Brazil in montane rainforests. Grows  well at elevations of 50 to 1200 meters. It has narrowly ellipsoidal or subcylindric, compressed pseudobulbs partially enveloped basally by several distichous, imbricating, leafless sheaths carrying 1 to 2 apical, oblong-lanceolate, narrowly elliptic or obovate, acute leaves. It blooms in the winter on a 1 1/2' [45 cm] long, pendulous, mottled with dull crimson, paniculate [2 to 6 flowers per branch]or racemose, densly many flowered inflorescence with papery, elliptic, obtuse floral bracts and has numerous small flowers. Approximately 60 bell-shaped maroon and green flowers on one inflorescence. They do best mounted on tree fern or cork and like to be kept humid, with moderate shade and have frequent waterings year round with less after the psuedobulbs fully mature.

·         Common Name The Hedge Hog Baptistonia

• Flower Size to .8" [2 cm]

Barkeria lindleyana

Species from Central America. Found from Mexico to Costa Rica as a medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphytic or lithophytic orchid. It occurs at elevations of 200 to 2500 meters in semi-deciduous and deciduous forests. It has cane-like stems enveloped with basal leaf sheaths and oblanceolate, acute, clasping at the base leaves. It blooms on a 32" [80 cm] long, arcuate, laxly few to many [5 to 20] flowered, racemose inflorescence arising on a mature stem with grayish papery bracts and large, showy, nodding flowers occuring in the fall ie August - September blooming. It’s an intermediate growing orchid.

·         Common Name Lindley's Barkeria [English Botanist 1800's]

·         Flower Size 2 to 3" [5 to 6 cm]

Barkeria melanocaulon

Species from Mexico. This minature sized, hot to warm growing sometimes epiphytic and mostly lithophytic species is found in central Oaxaca state of Mexico in the transition zone between tropical deciduous forests and dry oak forests on limestone boulders or the trees above. Seen  at elevations of 1600 to 1700 meters. It has thickened, compressed, 3 to 8 noded stems enveloped completely by scarious, tubular leafless to leaf-bearing sheaths carrying 3 to 6, articulate to the leaf sheath, elliptic to narrowly ovate, acute, coriaceous to sub fleshy leaves. It blooms on a medium length to 15" [17.5 cm] long, laxly few to many flowered, racemose inflorescence arising from a newly developing stem. . Lovely, full, lavender flowers held high above the cane-like foliage. Blooming in the summer with nonfragrant flowers (June - July blooming). This species and the similar B whartoniana differ mainly in the fact that this species has the column adpressed to the lip surface. Fairly obscure.Intermediate growing.

·         Common Name Dark-Stemmed Barkeria

·         Flower Size 1 1/4" [3 cm]

Beallara (Cambria)

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The Cambria requires a well-lit spot, but no direct sunlight during the growing season (March-September). The sun is too strong in this period, which can cause the leaves to burn.  The plant likes a room temperature between 18-20 degrees Celsius.

Beallara Marfitch 'Howards Dream', AM/AOS

                             photo from orchidweb

This is one of the most remarkable plants to enter the trade in recent years. Composed of the genera brassia, cochlioda, miltonia, and odontoglossum, it is very showy as well as a great grower for intermediate to temperature tolerant conditions. Temperature Tolerant.

Bletilla striata var. alba

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This species is found in Japan, China and Okinawa, as a medium sized warm to cold growing terrestrial with subterranean rounded and compressed psuedobulbs with an erect stem that bears several oblong-lanceolate, plicate flexible leaves and a lax, terminal, 2' [60 cm] long inflorescence arising with a new psuedobulb that has several [to 12], fragrant, somewhat nodding flowers that open in succession in the late spring and summer and requires a winter rest( May-June blooming). An alba-white color form of one of the few cultivated orchids that grow well in the garden in average soil. The patch of the typical color form here, outdoors, in one of the beds at the nursery gets bigger every year producing a spectacular long lasting show every spring. It can take hard frost as well high temperatures. Temperature Tolerant.

·         Common Name The Striped Bletilla Albino Variety

·         Flower Size 1 to 2" [2.5 to 5 cm]

Bothriochilus bellus

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Species from Central America .A rarely seen collectors item from the humid forests of Central America. This versatile plant can take both heat and cold. Along with its showy pink and white blooms, the pseudo-bulbs are round and particularly attractive. Temperature Tolerant. November - December blooming.

Brassavolae

Brassavola is a genus of about 15 species, all of which can be found from a region from Mexico through Central America and the West Indies to Brazil and Argentina. Brassavola nodosa is often found growing on trees in low-lying areas near the seashores from Mexico to Panama in Central America and down into Venezuela in South America.

Brassavola cucullata

Species from Central America and the West Indies. One to two flowered, epiphytic plant that smells somewhat skunky at night, grows best mounted on wood and comes from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia. It is a medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte of coastal rainforests up to 1800 meters in elevation. It’s with erect to ascending, slender, terete, jointed stems enveloped by white, scarious, tubular sheaths and carrying a sinlge, apical, linear subulate, terete, fleshy coriaceous leaf that blooms from summer till autumn. It blooms on a short to 8" [20cm] peduncle that is borne at the junction of the single leaf and terete stem. Flowers that appear later in it's season and exposed to a cold snap will have a redder appearance. This is the type species for the genus Graceful night-fragrant flowers, and robust white roots. This plant grows well under intermediate conditions ieWarm to Intermediate.

·         Common Name Hooded Brassavola

·         Flower Size 7" [17.5 cm]

Brassavola Jimminey Cricket

These  are 3 1/2 inch long, sweeping flowers. It’s a vigorous species with upright leaves. It’s  a fusion of the plant's parent Brassavola nodosa's distinct shape, translucent, creamy-green flowers and night fragrance, and B. digbyana's fringed lip. It’s of intermediate growing habit.

Brassavola Little Stars

B. (nodosa x cordata). Meristem. Seedling Size. Several Years to bloom.

Fragrant at night, a charming primary hybrid between the Central and South American species Brassavola nodosa, and the Jamaican native Brassavola cordata. They  have over six flowers on a spike. Its of  Intermediate growing habit.

Brassavola nodosa

Species from Central and South America. They are found from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Caymans, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Puerto Rico?, French Guaian, Surinam, Guyana, Venzuela, Colombia and Brazil from sea level to about 500 meters as epiphytes or lithophytes and can be quite salt tolerant. I have found them growing on the roots of mangroves in Cozumel, Mexico at sea level. This species is called ""the lady of the night"" because its intoxicating fragrance only comes out after dark. A beautiful, elegant flower with greenish sepals and petals and a showy cream-white lip. Intermediate growing. It is an epiphyte without pseudobulbs that grows to a height of 18 inches and has fleshy leaves up to 12 inches long. The 8 inch inflorescence carries several 3 inch flowers that are fragrant at night. The long, slender sepals and petals are pale green, sometimes peppered with burgundy spots. The wide, pointed lip is white with a light sprinkle of purple spots at the base. Always provide ample ventilation for Brassavola nodosa. These plants can be easily grown in an intermediate environment. Summer day temperatures may reach 86 F but can stay between 69 - 75 F. Temperatures should remain between 55 - 65 F at night.

Brassavola perrinii

Species from Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil. Found in Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and possibly Argentina. Seen  at elevations of 1980 to 2580 meters as a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte. It’s  with slender, terete, stems carrying a single, apical, narrow, terete leaf that blooms on a short, 3 to 6 flowered inflorescence with fragrant flowers that occurs in the spring and summer. A wonderful night-fragrant orchid. Elegant, pale green and white flowers with hanging tail-like foliage. Grows into a great hanging basket. Temperature Tolerant. Spring and Summer blooming.

·         Common Name Perrin's Brassavola [English Gardener 1800's]

·         Flower Size 2 1/2" to 3" [6.75 to 7.5 cm]

Brassia caudata

Species from Central America.Found from Florida, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, French Guaian, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is a caespitose, medium sized, hot to warm growing, bifoliate epiphyte. It occurs at elevations of sealevel to 1200 meters in tropical rainforests on exposed tree trunks with cylindric, slightly laterally compressed pseudobulbs subtended by foliaceous bracts and 2 elliptic-oblong, coriaceous, carinate abaxially leaves. It blooms on an arcuate to pendant, 8 to 10" [15 to 25 cm] long, many [12] flowered inflorescence arising from the basal axils of a newly mature psuedobulb with fragrant, long-lasting flowers and occuring in the spring and fall. Yellow and brown spider flowers. Warm to Intermediate. Winter blooming.

·         Common Name The Tailed Brassia

·         Flower Size 1 1/2" wide and 6" long [3.75 by 15 cm]

Brassia mexicana

Species from Mexico.A nicely fragrant species from Mexico. It’s a summer blooming orchid. Grows and flowers well under intermediate conditions. Intermediate growing.

Brassia ochroleuca

A Species from Brazi These  are spider like flowers. This prolific bloomer produces stems of greenish-yellow spider-like flowers. Intermediate growing. Fall and Winter blooming.

Brassia verrucosa

This large species is a warm to cool growing epiphyte of open humid, evergreen to semi-deciduous cloud forests on tree trunks and larger branches from altitudes of 900 to 2400 meters that range into Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El SAlvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Venezuela and Brazil. Its  with ovoid-conic, furrowed, slightly laterally compressed pseudobulbs subtended by 1 to 2 foliaceous bracts and has 2, coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate leaves that are conduplicate at the base. It is distinguished from the other Brassia by the green warts on the base of the lip. They flower in the late spring through the early autumn on a basal, to more than 2' [60 cm] long, erect to arching, inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb which are strongly 2 ranked and many [10 to 20] flowered and are slightly fragrant of black pepper. Bright light yellow-green with brown marks over basal third.They need regular waterings and fertilizer year round. The lip of B verrucosa when flattened is oblong-obovate and is essentially unlobed and the flowers are smaller than B brachiata. Plants found in Costa Rica, Panama and South America with this name are either B brachiata [Central America] or B bidens [South America]. This is the only Brassia species that takes temperatures down to freezing.Temperature Tolerant. Summer blooming.

·         Common Name The Warty Brassia

·         Flower Size 6" or less

Brassia verrucosa 'Santa Barbara', AM/AOS

 Species from Mexico to Northern Nicaragua.The spidery flowers of this Central American species were over 14 inches on a spray of nine flowers when it was awarded in '96. Bright light yellow-green with brown marks over basal third. This is the only Brassia species that takes temperatures down to freezing.Temperature Tolerant. Summer blooming.

Brassia wagneri

This bifoliate, small to medium sized, warm to cool growing, epiphytic species is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador in cool, wet montane forests at elevations of 480 to 1800 meters.  Its with elongate, tapered, strongly compressed, smooth, light green pseudobulbs subtended by a basal leafless sheath and an upper leaf bearing sheath and carrying 2 apical, lanceolate, acuminate conduplicate towards the base leaves. It blooms in the spring on a basal through a leaf sheath, to 8" [20 cm] long, suberect to arching, terete, green, several [8 to 15] flowered, racemose inflorescence that is shorter than the leaves and arising on a mature psuedobulb. Fantastic spidery blooms on an arching inflorescence; creamy green with brown markings. Compact growing. Warm to Intermediate.

·         Common Name Wagner's Brassia [Germna Orchid Collector in Venezuela 1800's]

·         Flower Size 3 to 4" [12 cm]

Brassia Edvah Loo

This  is a primary hybrid between longissima and gireoudiana. It  produces long sprays of nearly 7 inch tall flowers. It  grows well  in  intermediate house and it never fails to produce a great display. Intermediate growing habit.

Brassia Mem Fritz Boedeker

It’s a hybrid. Striking one foot tall flowers of chocolate-red on a base color green. Blooms freely. Intermediate growing.

Brassidium Wild Warrior 'Santa Barbara', HCC/AOS

A cross combines the chocolate spotted, greenish-cream flowers of Oncidium leucochilum and the slender, spidery shape of Brassia brachiata. Its having  Lightly fragrant flowers spread to four inches. Intermediate growing habit.

Brassocattleya Lilliputian Princess

This is a cross of B. perinii and C. loddigesii. It has yielded charming seedlings ranging in color from cream to pink. Temperature Tolerant.

Brassocattleya Maikai 'Mayumi'

It is a temperature Tolerant orchid. A primary hybrid between Brassavola nodosa and Cattleya bowringiana, this produces vibrant lavender flower in clusters. A prolific grower, Maikai 'Mayumi' has received no less than three certificates of culture merit from the American Orchid Society.

Brassocattleya Sunny Delight 'Maj'

A very showy and floriferous variety from the primary cross of brassavola perinii and cattleya aurantiaca. Temperature Tolerant orchid.

Brassolaelia Sea Urchin

 A primary hybrid between brassovola glauca and laelia anceps. Sweet fragrance, and an unusual shape with a distinct large lip. Temperature tolerant, very hardy, a rewarding plant that blooms throughout the year. Temperature Tolerant plant.

Brassolaelia Sea Urchin 'Pinkie'

A primary hybrid between brassovola glauca and laelia anceps.Temperature. The lesser known pink variety of one of the orchids. Sweet fragrance, and an unusual shape with a distinct large lip. Temperature tolerant, very hardy, a rewarding plant that blooms throughout the year. Tolerant. April - May blooming.

Brassolaeliocattleya Adventurer 'Crothers'

A charming, very reliable blooming, compact, cattleya hybrid.flowers on a spike, Flower count is only two per spike. but can expect six to seven within a couple years. Will grow well indoors under intermediate conditions or out with the Cymbidiums. Temperature Tolerant. October-November blooming orchid

Brassolaeliocattleya Brad Carter 'Bri lea'

One of the showiest and most robust growing temperature-tolerant cattleya hybrids. It’s a Temperature Tolerant orchid. December - January blooming. A magnificient show in December.

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Brassolaeliocattleya Bryce Canyon 'Splendiferous', AM/AOS

It’s a temperature Tolerant, October blooming orchid. A gorgeous, full flowered, fall blooming, bright purple variety. Grows well outdoors with the cymbidiums or in with the other unitfoliate cattleyas.

Brassolaeliocattleya Chia Lin 'Red Rose'

 It’s a temperature Tolerant, Winter blooming orchid. This gorgeous red cattleya will grow well outdoors with cymbidiums and their companions.

Brassolaeliocattleya Chinese Jade 'Marco Polo'

Beautiful, big, green and pink flowers.  It’s a Temperature Tolerant, Summer blooming orchid

Brassolaeliocattleya Everything Nice 'Exquisite', AM/AOS

These do great outside with  cymbidiums, but should grow equally as well inside. Cheerful, bright colored green and fuchsia flowers. With and Award of Merit from the American Orchid Society. Temperature Tolerant and June - July blooming.

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Brassolaeliocattleya Everything Nice 'Showtime', HCC/AOS

Everything is nice about this delightful compact green Cattleya hybrid. It can be grown as outdoors, but expect they'd be just as at home indoors in bright filtered light.Temperature Tolerant. July - August blooming.

Brassolaeliocattleya Guess What 'Doubloon', AM/AOS

 Its having an Incredible color. Highly awarded by the American Orchid Society.Its an  intense yellow Cattleya hybrid is easy to bloom. Can have up to seven flowers per spike.Temperature Tolerant. February blooming.

Brassolaeliocattleya Haw Yuan Beauty 'Hong', AM/AOS

Beautiful cream and magenta splash-petal cattleya with bright yellow on the lip. It won a nice award from the American Orchid Society. Temperature Tolerant. Summer and Fall blooming.

Brassolaeliocattleya Hawaiian Satisfaction

Gorgeous green and pink cattleya hybrid. Easy to grow, temperature tolerant. Good  for outdoor growing in Sub-tropical climates. Temperature Tolerant.

  

Brassolaeliocattleya Janice Pettee

Massive flowers, 8 inches across, with big brightly colored lips. Taking after one of its parents, laelia anceps, it is a very robust grower. Temperature Tolerant.

Brassolaeliocattleya Marjorie Frey 'Woodland Hills', HCC/AOS

An impressive variety. Nine classic Cattleya sized flowers (almost 8") on a single spike. Spike is carried well above the foliage. This variety has taken temperatures to 32 degrees F. Temperature Tolerant.

Brassolaeliocattleya Momilani Rainbow 'The Gypsy'

This is a multicolor Brassolaeliocattleya to be a terrific grower and bloomer with exceptional color. Soft peach-yellow with bright yellow and pink splash. Temperature tolerant. Multiple 3 1/2"" blooms on the inflorescense, plant stands about a foot tall. Temperature Tolerant. Winter blooming.

Brassolaeliocattleya My My

A famous Rod McLellan cross.  It’s a Temperature Tolerant, Winter and Spring blooming orchid. This large flowered, prolific cattleya features an unusual tone of dark lavender

Brassolaeliocattleya Owen Holmes 'Cloud Forest', AM/AOS

In Santa Barbara, it grows great alongside cymbidiums. A very nice temperature tolerant red-purple cattleya variety. Lightly fragrant. Temperature Tolerant. October blooming.

Broughtonia sanguinea

Found in Jamaica and Cuba from sea level to 800 meters as a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte. its  with globular to almost cylindric, clustered pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, coriaceous, oblong, semi-acute leaves. It  blooms on an apical, simple or branching, 1, 8" to 2 feet [20 to 60 cm] long, inflorescence with 5 to 12 successively opening flowers that if left alone will produce new non-fragrant flower clusters from the apex from spring through late summer. Charming species with bright red-lavender one-inch blooms on a long inflorescence for a very compact plant. Blooms are about an inch, the plant about 3-4 inches.  It  likes a wood mount, high light, high humidity and water while growing and less when mature. Used in breeding for it's shape, and colors, crossed with others for petal substance. Warm to Intermediate. Winter blooming.

·         Common Name Blood Red Broughtonia

·         Flower Size 1" to Rarely 2" [2 to 4 cm]

Bulbophyllum acutebracteatum

Found in Liberia, Siera Leone, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands and Zaire in lowland forests at elevations up to 1000 meters as a miniature to small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte. Its  with ovoid to ellipsoid, 4 to 6 angled pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, elliptic to lanceolate, obtuse, emarginate, thick, leathery leaves.  It  blooms in the summer and fall on a 2 to 6" [5 to 15 cm] long, few to many flowered inflorescnece that has a 4 angled rachis and the flowers are held on opposite concave sides.  It is a long with bright orange flowers. Intermediate growing. August - September blooming.

·         Common Name The Acute Bracted Bulbophyllum

·         Flower Size 1/4" [.8 cm]

Bulbophyllum falcatum type

Species from Madagascar.Comes from central to west Africa in lowland and submontane forests where it is a hot growing, bifoliate epiphyte or occasional lithophyte at altitudes below 1800 meters Mini flowers on the side of a pea pod, needs to be magnified to truly enjoy, blooms in winter till spring on a 6 1/4" [to 16 cm] long, spicate inflorescence with a very flattened, strongly undulate, rachis with short-stalked flowers horizontally aligned on either side. Its  with broadly to narrowly ovoid, 2 to 4 angled pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, lanceolate or linear leaves. Warm growing. Summer blooming.

·         Common Name Sickle-Shaped Leaf Bulbophyllum

·         Flower Size up to 1/2" [up to [1.2 cm]

Bulbophyllum lasiochilum

A miniature sized, Indian, Burman, Thai and Malaysian species with cylindro-ovate psuedobulbs with a single, apical, oblong-obovate leaf. It blooms in the fall with solitary flowers, or a few in umbels on shorter, slender inflorescence that arises from a mature psuedobulb and has the fragrant flower scented of strawberrys held just below or above the leaves. Yellow flower with neat red spotting on the lateral sepals, held nicely above the leaves.  This species is maintained best in a wood basket with a free draining medium, given partial shade and air movement, and grown in hot temperatures with frequent water and fertilizer.

·         Common Name The Shaggy Lipped Bulbophyllum

·         Flower Size 1/2" x 1 1/4" [1.2 cm x 3.1 cm]

Bulbophyllum lepidum

Species from South East Asia.Miniature red spotted flowers, arranged like petals in wonderful display (also known as cirrhopetalum flabellovernis). Warm growing. Spring and Summer blooming.

Bulbophyllum medusae

Wonderful in a hanging basket.Warm growing. Fall and Winter blooming. Species from South East Asia

Looks like fireworks at the 4th of July. Scented flower, small sized, warm to hot grower from Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands and Sumatra. It is found in lowland forests at elevations of sealevel to 400 meters on trunks and main branches of trees with pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical leaf.  It blooms in the fall and winter on a to 8" [20 cm] long, erect, bracteate inflorescence arising from a newly forming psuedobulb, with an umbellate, fragrant albeit bad, flowers held just beyond leaf height. This species grows well in baskets or pots with hot temperatures, partial shade, regular water and fertilizer and good air circulation.

·         Common Name Medusa's Bulbophyllum [Mythological Gorgon with a head of snakes]

·         Flower Size 6" Long [15 cm]

Bulbophyllum saurocephalum

Common Name The Lizard's Head Bulbophyllum

Flower Size .2" [4.5 to 5mm]

This is a small sized, warm growing, Philippine species found at elevations around 1000 meters. It  has 3/4" [2 cm] between each, 4 to 5 angled, ovoid pseduobubls enveloped by 2 brown, membraneous sheaths and carrying a single, apical linear, leaf. It blooms in the spring on a basal, stout, erect to arcuate, 2 t o3.4" [5 to 8.5 cm] long, pubescent, dull red inflorescence with many [40] succesively opening, odorless flowers that barely appear out of the swollen rachis, arranged in a helix. The individual flowers are very small and have a very light mushroom scent. This species needs to be mounted on tree fern to display the inflorescence .Intermediate growing. June blooming.

Orchids- arranged by scientific name starts with A

Ada glumacea

 It’s a Species from Central America. These are spidery green and cream flowers with deep-brown markings. It is a super fragrant flower which emits a wonderful fruity smell. Its having an intermediate growing habit.

Aeranthes grandiflora

It’s a species from Madagascar. It produces large, night-fragrant flowers that can last weeks. Sequential blooming, that can extend its flowering for over a couple of months. It’s having a warm to Intermediate growing habit. Blooming season is May - August .

Angraecum acutipetalum

It’s distribution is in  C./N. Madagascar : Montagne d'Ambre region.It can grow up to an elevation 1000-2000 m. Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte. Blooming season is Sep-Jan (Madagascar).

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Gomphocentrum (Bentham) Garay

·         Species Angraecum acutipetalum

Angraecum bicallosum

Angraecum bicallosum is a small species with greyish-white roots that appear along the stem. Zigzag tige, up to 75 cm long. Cultivate in humid temperate environment.Does not need much light. Distribution  is in N. Madagascar : Montagne d'Ambre.It can grow up to an elevation of 1000 meters. Life Form Epiphytic chamaephyte. Humid high forests area is preferred. Blooming season Jun – Sep.

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum bicallosum

·         Flower Size 7-8 x 11 cm

Angraecum bancoense

Angcm. bancoense looks very much like A. distichum, A. aporoides and A. podochilioides. Small, fleshy, durable leaves (0,8-1 cm). Relatively long hanging stems (15cm). Cultivation is in temperate to warm environment. Distribution is in Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast. Grows well in an elevation of 200-1600 m. Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte. It likes dense forests.

·         Kingdom   Plantae

·         Division    Magnoliophyta

·         Class         Liliopsida

·         Order        Asparagales

·         Family       Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe          Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe    Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance     Angraecum

·         Genus        Angraecum Bory

·         Genus Abreviation      Angcm

·         Species      Angraecum bancoense       

·         Flower Size     4-6 mm             

·         Fragrance  Nocturnal

 

Angraecum bracteosum

Plant living in higher altitudes to be cultivated in a temperated to cool environment in medium light. Distribution is in Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes.

·         Kingdom                       Plantae

·         Division                         Magnoliophyta

·         Class                              Liliopsida

·         Order                             Asparagales

·         Family                           Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily                      Epidendroideae

·         Tribe                              Vandaeae

·         Subtribe                         Angraecinae

·         Alliance                         Angraecum

·         Genus                            Angraecum

·         Species                          Angraecum bracteosum

Angraecum cadetii

The rarest of the orchids is the epiphytic Angraecum cadetii, which is reduced to only thirteen known individuals, of which four are flowering plants, none of which have produced seed in the last two seasons. Angraecum cadetii Bosser belongs to the section Hadrangis, whose members are endernic to the Mascarene Islands Réunion (common) and Mauritius (rare). It was described in 1987 and named after the Reunion botanist Th. Cadet, having been confused with the Reunion endemic A. bracteosum for many years. On Reunion, A. cadetii occurs in the humid forests  from an elevation of 300 to 1200 m, where it is described as rare (Bosser, 1987). Life Form isEpiphyte.

·         Kingdom                               Plantae

·         Division                                 Magnoliophyta

·         Class                                      Liliopsida

·         Order                                     Asparagales

·         Family                                   Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily                              Epidendroideae

·         Tribe                                      Vandaeae

·         Subtribe                                 Angraecinae

·         Alliance                                 Angraecum

·         Genus                                    Angraecum

·         Genus Abreviation                Angcm   

·         Species                                  Angraecum cadetii

·         Flower Size                           20 mm

·         Blooming season                   January

                                                           

Angraecum calceolus

Angraecum calceolus is a miniature plant, generally not exceeding 25-30 cm (10-12 in.) across or less. This is a plant that will nearly grow and bloom itself. The blooms are usually green though at times shading to white. The plant is self seeding, with seed pods maturing in 6-7 months. The blooms are borne on spikes,there are usually multiple spikes. Inflorescences 15–24 cm long, up to 5-branched, each branch several-flowered. Its having  multiple blooming seasons during the year.

It is a warm to hot growing orchid.It is found in coastal forests in shady, humid forests usually at the base of shrubs and trees at elevations of 30 to to 2000 meters with very short stem carrying 3 to 10, narrowly lanceolate or ligulate, broad, distichous leaves that blooms in the summer on a racemose to paniculate.It is found in Mozambique, Madagascar as well as the Indian Ocean Islands Of Comoros, Reunion, Mauritius, the Mascarenes and the Seychelles. This is one of two species that is found in Africa as well as the Indian Ocean Islands and is unusual in that, with older specimens, it is possible to have a branched inflorescence.

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Epidendroideae

·         Tribe Vandaeae

·         Subtribe Angraecinae

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum calceolus

·         Common Name The Small Shoe Angraecum

  

Angraecum cucullatum

This species grows on trunks and up to the highest and smallest branches. Often numerous plants on the same tree or branch are distant from each other only by a few centimeters. Young plants can bloom and can find small plants of a few centimeters in diameter with a single flower. Flowering is spectacular due to the number of plants that can each have 3 or 4 white flowers on the same branch. This species seems common in humid forests of middle elevation of 500 - 1000 m. Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte. Distribution is in Mascarenes.It can be found often on Nuxia verticillata, Calophyllum tacamahaca (Tamanu) , Psyloxyion mauritianum.

·         Kingdom           Plantae

·         Division            Magnoliophyta

·         Class                 Liliopsida

·         Order                Asparagales

·         Family               Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily         Epidendroideae

·         Tribe                  Vandaeae

·         Subtribe            Angraecinae

·         Alliance             Angraecum

·         Genus                Angraecum

·         Common Name The Cowl-Carrying Angraecum         

·         Species              Angraecum cucullatum

·         Flower Size       22 mm

·         Blooming season         Dec. Jan.

                                 

Angraecum distichum

It’s a species from Central Africa. Unusual stems of succulent-like. Leaves are plaited and tiny white flowers characterize this prolific, compact plant. Flowers are sweetly fragrant. Grows in shade, and temperatures similar to Phalaenopsis. Its having a warm to Intermediate growing habit. Blooming season is August.

Angraecum eburneum subsp. superbum

A hot growing epiphyte or occasional lithophyte that occurs in hot damp tropical woods on the east side of Madagascar as well as eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands at elevations below 400 meters. This orchid needs Cattleya like light levels to stimulate blooming which occurs in the fall and early winter. Blooms occurs on axillary, 120 cm long, stout, densly many flowered racemes that can be as long or longer than the leaves. Flowers are nocturnal, long-lasting, waxy and fragrant  that occur after heavy summer fertilizing.

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Epidendroideae

·         Tribe Vandaeae

·         Subtribe Angraecinae

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum eburneum subsp. Superbum

·         Flower Size 8.5cm - 3 1/2"

·         Fragrance Nocturna

Angraecum erectum

It’s a Species from Africa.This African, species is an epiphytic plant. It  sends out attractive, curly roots and creamy white flowers. A hardy plant at all ends of the spectrum, great for any conditions. Blooms several times a year with one-inch flowers.  It blooms along the stem. It is a Temperature Tolerant plant.

  

Angraecum filicornu

Distribution is in Eastern Madagascar. It occurs in an elevation of 0–800 m. It prefers a habitat of Humid coastal Rain-Forest on Philippia. Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte Blooming Season is (Madagascar): Nov-Jun. Blooms on an axillary short, single flowered inflorescence. It requires a  medium light, intermediate to warm.

·         Kingdom                    Plantae

·         Division                     Magnoliophyta

·         Class                          Liliopsida

·         Order                         Asparagales

·         Family                        Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily                  Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe                           Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe                     Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance                      Angraecum

·         Genus                         Angraecum

·         Genus Abreviation     Angcm

·         Species                       Angraecum filicornu

·         Flower Size                2 cm (2/3 ")

Angraecum bicallosum

Found in Madagascar as a cool to cold growing, monopodial epiphyte with an elongated stem to 1 m (3 ft). Its having  distichous, oblong, bright glossy green leaves that are obtusely bilobed that blooms with a wiry, 2 cm (3/4") long, single flowered inflorescence. It carries a solitary, fragrant, long-lasting, non-resupinate, waxy flower. It flowers in the spring and summer. It requires an elevation of 1000-2000 m.

·         Kingdom                    Plantae

·         Division                     Magnoliophyta

·         Class                          Liliopsida

·         Order                         Asparagales

·         Family                        Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily                  Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe                           Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe                     Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance                      Angraecum

·         Genus                         Angraecum

·         Species            Angraecum  germinyanum

·         Flower Size 7-9 cm

Angraecum inapertum

It is distributed in Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion region. Life Form is epiphytic chamaephyte.

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum inapertum

 

Angraecum leonis

There are two forms of this species found in very different areas. The smaller form is found at the northern tip of Malagasy (Madagascar) growing near sea level. The second and larger form is found in the Comoro Islands growing at about 3000 ft. (910 m). It is a medium sized epiphyte that grows to 6-8 in. (15-20 cm) wide, and is usually less than 6 in. (15 cm) tall. While usually a monopod with a short, stout stem, secondary growths will occasionally be made from near the base of the stem( Madagascan form). The Comoro Island form may be as much as twice the size indicated. 1-2 stout inflorescences emerge from below the leaves. They are 3-4 in. (8-10 cm) long, and may be erect or suberect. Flowers are 1-7 on each inflorescence. The long-lasting, fragrant flowers are pure white and measure 1.2-1.6 in. (3-4 cm) wide and 1.6-2.0 in. (4-5 cm) tall.

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Epidendroideae

·         Tribe Vandaeae

·         Subtribe Angraecinae

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum leonis

Angraecum linearifolium

Distribution is in N. Madagascar.  Life Form is epiphytic chamaephyte

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum 

·         Species Angraecum linearifolium

Angraecum mauritianum

Angraecum mauritianum could be called a road side orchid as it is commonly found growin along the road to Plaine Champagne on Mauritius Island. Although epiphytic, it is always found growing on the ground of the forest or on fallen trees, never high up on trees. It is seen in an elevation of 200 to 1400m. Angraecum mauritianum is a rather small plant that never exceeds 15 cm in height; it branches easily and forms huge clumps. The deep green laves are about 10-12 cm long and 1 cm wide. The star-shaped flowers, which are of a pure white colour, are about 3 cm in diameter and carry a 6cm long greenish spur. They last for about a week and take a yellowish colour before wilting. It requires medium light, hothouse.

·         Kingdom          Plantae

·         Division            Magnoliophyta

·         Class                 Liliopsida

·         Order                Asparagales

·         Family               Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily         Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe                 Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe            Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance            Angraecum

·         Genus               Angraecum     

·         Species              Angraecum mauritianum

·         Flower Size       3 to 10 cm (1 to 4 in,)

·         Blooming season         February (Madagascar)

·         Fragrance          Nocturnal

Angraecum minutum

Distribution is in Reunion. Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte.

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum 

·         Species Angraecum minutum

Angraecum nanum

Distribution is in Reunion, Mauritius region. Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte

                                               

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum nanum

Angraecum oberonia

Distribution is in Mauritius, Reunion region. Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum 

·         Species Angraecum oberonia

Angraecum obversifolium

Distribution is in Mauritius, Reunion region.Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum obversifolium

Angraecum parvulum

Distribution is inMauritius, Reunion region. Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte.

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division  Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum 

·         Species Angraecum parvulum

Angraecum pectinatum

Distribution is in Mauritius, Reunion region.Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte.Angraecum pectinatum is perhaps the most common orchid found in the forests of Mauritius today, such as in Les Mares Nature Reserve. It is a small plant growing in clumps on branches or tree trunks. The small leaves measure about 2cm in length and are of deep green colour. The height of the plant rarely exceeds 12cm. The white flowers are very small, about 3-4 mm in diameter and last 2 to 3 days. It grows well in culture. If well looked after, the flowers are slightly bigger

·         Kingdom                    Plantae

·         Division                     Magnoliophyta

·         Class                          Liliopsida

·         Order                         Asparagales

·         Family                        Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily                  Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe                           Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe                     Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance                      Angraecum

·         Genus                         Angraecum

·         Genus Abreviation     Angcm   

·         Species                       Angraecum pectinatum

·         Flower Size                3-4mm

Angraecum praestans

Common Name or Meaning The Outstanding Angraecum

Found in Northern and western coastal Madagascar in sandy dry woods at an elevation of sealevel to 380 meters as a small to just medium sized, hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte. Habitat is on trunks of Tamarin trees, regions Sambirano and West, on coastal forest, sandy ground and  on cliffs.It’s a orchid with a robust stem carrying leathery, stiff, sickle to falcate shaped, unequally bilobed apically leaves that blooms in the Spring through fall on a lax, axillary, 6 to 8" [15 to 20 cm] long, 8 to 10 flowered inflorescence with deltiod bracts.

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum praestans

·         Flower Size  4" [10 cm]

·         Blooming Season Jan to May (Madagascar)

Angraecum ramosum

Distribution is in Mascarenes

·         Kingdom                                           Plantae

·         Division                                            Magnoliophyta

·         Class                                                 Liliopsida

·         Order                                                Asparagales

·         Family                                               Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily                                         Epidendroideae

·         Tribe                                                  Vandaeae

·         Subtribe                                            Angraecinae

·         Alliance                                             Angraecum

·         Genus                                                Angraecum

·         Species                                              Angraecum ramosum

A species complex – taxonomy uncertain (CITES)

Angraecum scottianum

This small, hot growing epiphyte with subcylydrical to terete leaves is the only Angraecom endemic to the Comoros Islands. It is found at an altitude of 350-600 meters in open exposed areas on the lower branches facing westwards.It has erect or pendant, elongated, cylindrical stems with 6 to 8, subcylindrical or terete, subulate, bicarinate, canaliculate leaves that blooms in the spring, summer and early fall on a 10 cm (4") long, axillary, slender, mostly ascending raceme with scarious bracts and fragrant, inverted, waxy, sucessively opening flowers with only one open at a time. They like hot temperature, bright light, steady water and fertilizer, in summer frequent showers and can be tree fern plaque mounted or in small wood slat baskets. It is a miniature plant which bears white flowers with a long creamy yellow spur to 20 cm. Flowers are borne mostly singly but sometimes a few form successively.

                                                                 

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Common Name Scott's Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum calceolus

Angraecum sesquipedale

This is a large sized, hot growing species from the island of Madagascar that has 1 to 6 fragrant blooms in the winter on shorter than the leaves, 12" [30 cm] long, bracteate, axillary inflorescence and is found at altitudes of 100 meters or less on sloping tree trunks and crotches of trees near the seashore and it is consistantly warm and has abundant rainfall year round that produce large, waxy, long-lived, fragrant flowers through the winter and is an evergreen epiphyte that needs even water and fertilizer and thrives if given ample air circulation. It has the common name of the 'Comet Orchid'. It has rarely straight, many leafed stems with distichous, ligulate, coriaceous, unequally bilobed apically leaves.

·         Kingdom                    Plantae

·         Division                     Magnoliophyta

·         Class                          Liliopsida

·         Order                         Asparagales

·         Family                        Orchidaceae Juss.

·         Subfamily                  Epidendroideae

·         Tribe                           Vandaeae

·         Subtribe                     Angraecinae

·         Alliance                      Angraecum

·         Genus                         Angraecum

·         Species                       Angraecum sesquipedale

·         Common Name          Star of Bethlehem Orchid

                                  Christmas Star Orchid

                                  Comet Orchid

                                  Rocket Orchid

Angraecum eburneum subsp. superbum

A hot growing epiphyte or occasional lithophyte that occurs in hot damp tropical woods on the east side of Madagascar as well as eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands at elevations below 400 meters. This orchid needs Cattleya like light levels to stimulate blooming which occurs in the fall and early winter on axillary, 120 cm long, stout, densly many flowered racemes that can be as long or longer than the leaves carrying many nocturnal, long-lasting, waxy, fragrant flowers that occur after heavy summer fertilizing.

·         Kingdom           Plantae

·         Division             Magnoliophyta

·         Class                  Liliopsida

·         Order                 Asparagales

·         Family               Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily          Epidendroideae

·         Tribe                  Vandaeae

·         Subtribe             Angraecinae

·         Alliance             Angraecum

·         Genus                Angraecum

·         Species              Angraecum eburneum subsp. superbum

·         Common Name The Magnificent Angraecum, The Ivory-Colored Angraecum       

·         Flower Size       8.5cm - 3 1/2"

·         Blooming season         Fall and early winter

·         Fragrance           Nocturnal

Angraecum striatum

Found in Reunion in forests at elevations of 1000 to 1500 meters as a small to just medium sized, warm growing epiphyte with an erect stem enveloped completely by leafless and leafbearing sheaths and carrying stiff, ligulate, 2 ranked, distinctly veined, dark green, slightly unequally bilobed apically leaves that blooms in the summer on an axillary, erect, 4 to 6" [10 to 15 cm] long, widely spaced, several flowered racemose inflorescence with conspicuous bracts and holding the fleshy flowers all in one plane.

·         Kingdom                    Plantae

·         Division                     Magnoliophyta

·         Class                          Liliopsida

·         Order                         Asparagales

·         Family                        Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily                  Epidendroideae

·         Tribe                           Vandaeae

·         Subtribe                     Angraecinae

·         Alliance                      Angraecum

·         Genus                         Angraecum

·         Genus Abreviation     Angcm

·         Common Name          The Striate Angraecum 

·         Section                       Hadrangis Schlechter

·         Species                       Angraecum striatum

·         Flower Size .4 to .6" [1 to 1.5 cm]

Angraecum umbrosum

Distribution is in Malawi N: North Viphya, Uzumara Forest, 1900 m, fl. 12.iv.1986, la Croix 834 (K; MAL). S: Zomba Mt., c. 1800 m, fl. 16.x.1980, la Croix 21 (K). Range Known only from these localities. Seen in an Elevation of 1700–1900 m. Habitat is Riverine and submontane forest .Life Form is Epiphytic chamaephyte. It is a slender, pendent epiphytic herb; stem c. 30 cm long, flattened, almost winged.Roots 1–1.5 mm in diameter, arising all along the stem.Leaves distichous, 6–12 cm × 2–4 mm, linear, falcate, acutely and unequally 2-lobed at the apex.Inflorescences arising along stem opposite leaf axils, 1-flowered but often with a second bud which aborts.Peduncle 5–20 mm long; pedicel and ovary 7 mm long with a sharp bend c. 5 mm from the base.Flowers pale yellow or yellow-green, less than 10 mm in diameter.Sepals 6–9 × 1.5–2 mm, linear-lanceolate, acute.Petals similar but slightly shorter and narrower.Lip 5–6 × 2–3 mm, very concave, acute, with a central raised callus at the base; spur 6–8 mm long, slightly swollen in apical half.Column less than 1 mm long.

·         Kingdom Plantae

·         Division Magnoliophyta

·         Class Liliopsida

·         Order Asparagales

·         Family Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily Vandoïdeae Endlicher

·         Tribe Vandaeae Lindley

·         Subtribe Angraecinae Summerhayes

·         Alliance  Angraecum

·         Genus Angraecum

·         Species Angraecum umbrosum

·         Flower Size less than 10 mm in diameter

Angraecum viguieri

Found in Madagascar at elevations of 900 to 2300 meters as a medium to large sized, cool to warm growing epiphyhte in almost full day long sun with basal roots and an erect, light green stem carrying 12 to 20, alternate, deep green, strap-shaped, slightly twisted, stiff leaves that have a distinct mid-rib and are almost equally bilobed apically, that blooms in the spring in northern climes and fall in nature with multiple, axillary, 2 3/4" to 3 2/5" [7 to 8.5] long inflorescence carring a single, fragrant flower. This is a highly desirable, yet difficult to establish orchid as it resents root disturbance. once established and rooted into a tree fern mount it can bloom at fairly small size, close to 6" [15 cm] yet can attain a height of 3' 4" [100 cm]. The flower is one of the most colorful of the genus and is variable in it's intensity of white, green, brown and orange as well as being long lasting annd slightly to highly fragrant at night. Best grown in a small basket or on a slab, it must have good ventilation and a shady spot. It is best not to allow the roots to dry out hard and should be grown as an intermediate grower.

·         Kingdom                               Plantae

·         Division                                 Magnoliophyta

·         Class                                      Liliopsida

·         Order                                     Asparagales

·         Family                                   Orchidaceae

·         Subfamily                              Epidendroideae

·         Tribe                                      Vandaeae

·         Subtribe                                 Angraecinae

·         Alliance                                 Angraecum

·         Genus                                    Angraecum

·         Genus Abreviation                Angcm

·         Section                                  9 - Arachnangraecum Schlechter

·         Species                                  Angraecum viguieri

·         Flower Size 5 3/5" [14 cm]

Anguloa (uniflora X Rolfei)

Anguloa uniflora x Anguloa Rolfei (A. brevilabris x A. cliftonii) A beautiful pearly-pink Anguloa, with a refreshing, sweet scent. A fairly large-growing plant with flower spikes standing about one foot. Cool growing. Summer blooming.

A large sized, robust, cold to warm growing terrestrial species with large, ovoid, lightly compressed, deeply furrowed longitudinally, dark green psuedobulbs carrying 2 to 3 deciduous, plicate, broadly elliptic-lanceolate, petiolate, acute-acuminate leaves.  Found at elevations of 1400 to 2500 meters from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in wet montane forests in deep shade.Its having deep leaf mold, with clustered, generally dark green with a satiny surface, longitudinally grooved, pseudobulbs enveloped basally by 3 to 5, smaller, leaflike sheaths and carrying 2, apical, plicate, elliptical, leaves that blooms after the deciduous leaves fall in summer until early fall on an erect, 6 to 10" [15 to 25 cm] long, often 2, inflorescence with 5 to 7 graduated, inflated, large bracts with ovate, acuminate, subinflated floral bracts all arising basally as the new growths appear in the late winter.It  has a solitary, tulip-like, fleshy, fragrant, long lasting flower held at mid-leaf height. The plant is generally leafless come blooming time so the new growth has the only leaves on the plant.

·         Common Name The Single-Flowered Anguloa

·         Flower Size 4" long [10 cm]

Ansellia africana  

It’s a selection from a large-spotted variety from the Arthur Freed Collection of this robust species. Grow it in outdoors. It blooms in intermediate conditions. Species from Africa.Found in all of Africa along dry warm coasts and rivers to elevations of 2200 meters but usually below 700 meters but occasionally as high as 2200 meters. It is a highly variable, giant sized, robust species varying in size and flower color. It is found epiphyticaly in the high canopy of taller trees. They are commonly found in areas that suffer long periods without water but in cultivation they are best kept moist while growing and only a slight drop off in water and fertilizer while not in growth. They are delicately scented and appreciate higher light to bloom which is in late spring and summer on a seemingly terminal yet axillary from nodes near the apex, to 32" [to 85 cm] long panicle. Panicle is laxly many [10 to 100] flowered and carries fragrant flowers. This plant has dense mats of erect white roots making a trash basket, much like Grammatophyllum, cane-like, fusiform-cylindrical, many noded, yellow pseudobulbs carrying 6 to 7, narrowly ligulate-lanceolate, acute, plicate leaves. The Zulu in South Africa herbalists use the psuedobulb to make a tea that is used as an emetic. In Zambia, it is reported, that they use a tea made from the leaves as a remedy for madness.

·         Common Name Leopard Orchid

·         Flower Size 2 1/2" [6.25 cm]

Two varieties of Ansella africana

1.      Ansella africana var nigra

2.      Ansellia africana var. nilotica Baker 1875

Arpophylum giganteum 'Santa Barbara', CCE/AOS

It’s a species from Central America. Its having a very straight, tall spikes packed with dark pink flowers. This is a vigorous variety that when awarded was the biggest specimen on record.Its a temperature Tolerant orchid. Blooming season is May.

Arpophylum spicatum

It’s a species from Central America. Its having deep purple flowers on upright stems. It is a temperature Tolerant orchid. Spring blooming.

Aspasia epidendroides

This species from central America gives off a delightful cinnamon scent. Warm growing. Summer blooming species. A fragrant, winter to fall bloomer that is often used in hybridizing and makes the new genera Miltassia when crossed with Miltonia. They are found as an epiphyte at elevations below 1000 meters in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Northern South America as an epiphyte overhanging rivers in moist forests. They have compressed, ovoidal psuedobulbs and two to three apical, linear-oblong, to narrowly lanceolate, acute or acuminate, subcoriaceous leaves, and the inflorescence, occuring in the late fall, is erect, 4 to 10" [10 to 25 cm] long, basal, racemose inflorescence with scarious, appressed, acuminate floral bracts arising on a newly formed pseudobulb . It has a few longlasting, distichously arranged, color variable, fragrant flowers that open in sucession from winter through spring. It needs crowded pot conditions and hot to warm temperatures to flower best.

·         Common Name The Epidendrum-Like Aspasia

·         Flower Size 1 1/2" long [3.75 cm]

Aspasia lunata

This Species from Brazil, aspasia is distinctive for the bright violet on it's white labellum. Intermediate growing. Summer blooming species.

A Brazilian, small sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte with strongly laterally compressed pseudobulbs carrying 2 glabrous, subcoriaceous, lanceolate to ligulate, acute, basally conduplicate and articulate leaves.It blooms in the spring on a erect, 3 3/4" [9 cm] long, few [1 to 3] flowered, basal inflorescence. After flowering a short 1 to 2 month rest is beneficial, resume watering and fertilizer with the onset of new growth and flowers best if given very cramped quarters in a small pot.

·         Common Name The Moon-Shaped Aspasia

·         Flower Size 3" [7.5 cm]

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