| Aerangis luteoalbavar. rhodosticta photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Kranzlin) Schlechter, Friderich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Botanischen Centralblatt, beihefte 36 : 118 1918 | |
| var. rhodosticta | described by | (Kranzlin) Stewart , Joce L. 1979 |
| published in | Kew Bulletin 34 : 310 1979 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aerangidinae | |
| Genus | Aerangis Reichenbach f. 1865 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 42 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origin | rain forests, on shrubs or small trees, often near rivers, in Tanzania (Kagera, Bukoba, Rural), Congo (l'Equateur), Cameroon (Yaùnde), Ethiopia, Uganda |
| altitude | 800 - 2000 m (2600 - 6600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Paidha (Northern Region, Uganga) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m /4950 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Paidha this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 09 m' to 11 h 51 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 24 - 28 cm (9.6" - 11,2"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 12 - 17, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 2 L 1.5 cm (0.8" L 0.6") - inflorescence 8 L 4.5 cm (3.2" L 1.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 70 - 80 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 90 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
