Aerangis ellisii

Aerangis ellisii

Aerangis ellisii                                                                                                                                                                  photo C.Solimbergo
   
taxonomy described by (Williams) Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf 
  published in      Die Orchideen  598   1914
     
   Family Orchidaceae
  Subfamily   Epidendroideae 
  Tribe Vandeae
  Subtribe Aerangidinae
  Genus Aerangis   Reichenbach f. 1865
     
  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 Madagascar (Antananarivo, Analamanga, Itasy, Vakinankaratra, Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Ihorombe,
    Amoron'i Mania, Haute Matsiatra, Toamasina, Alaotre-Mangoro, Angavokely)
  altitude 1091 - 2000 m (3600 - 6600 ft)    
  habitat climate informations from Ambohitrolomahitsy (Analamanga, Madagascar)
    Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer
    the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1500 m / 4950 ft) :
    Aerangis ellisii b gr uk
  metabolism  in Ambohitrolomahitsy this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year,
    from 13 h 14 m' to 10 h 46 m'
  life form epiphyte
  brightness sunny
     
inflorescence      length 40 - 50 cm (16" - 20"), axillary
  nr flowers   12 - 17, fragrant
  size  single flower  4.5 L 4 cm  (1.8" L 1.6") - spur  22 cm  (8.8") - inflorescence  32 L 12 cm  (12.8" L 4.8")
  duration  inflorescence ≈ 20 days
  time to bloom from birth, ≈ 300 days
     
CITES appendix II

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