Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp. (Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp.)
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Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp.

Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp.

Angraecum mauritianum is a small epiphytic orchid native to Mauritius that grows low on trees or logs.

Family
Genus
Angraecum
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp.

Angraecum mauritianum (Poir.) Frapp. is a small epiphytic orchid species. It is native to Mauritius, where populations can still be found growing along roadsides. This species favors growing on low tree trunks or logs, and does not grow higher up in trees.

Photo: (c) Solofo Eric Rakotoarisoa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Solofo Eric Rakotoarisoa · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Angraecum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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