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Angraecum chamaeanthus
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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| Synonyms: | ||
| Common names: | Guava baby (E) | |
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| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Tiny epiphytic herb. Leaves 2-6, up to 30 × 5 mm, elliptic, leathery, bright green. Inflorescence, up to 3 cm, 4-10 flowered. Flowers c. 2-2.5 mm in diameter, white, often facing to one side. It is one of the smallest of all African orchids. | |
| Notes: | ||
| Derivation of specific name: | chamaeanthus is derived from: chamai, a dwarf, and anthos, a flower (Greek). | |
| Habitat: | Epiphyte in forest, commonly on exotic fruit trees. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1400 - 2200 m | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Mar | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania south to S Africa | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E | |
| Growth form: | P | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
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Other sources of information about Angraecum chamaeanthus:
Flora of Mozambique: Angraecum chamaeanthusBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Angraecum chamaeanthus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Angraecum chamaeanthus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Angraecum chamaeanthus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Angraecum chamaeanthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Angraecum chamaeanthus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Angraecum chamaeanthus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Angraecum chamaeanthus
West African Plants database: Angraecum chamaeanthus
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