| Angraecopsis gracillima photo C. Solimbergo | ||
| (Barombia gracillima) |
| taxonomy | described by | (Rolfe) Summerhayes, Victor Samuel |
| published in | Bulletin of Miscellaneous Informations, Kew 1937 : 465 1937 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aerangidinae | |
| Genus | Angraecopsis Kraenzlin 1900 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 50 | |
| 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 | origins |
evergreen forests, on shrubs or small trees covered with mosses, in Gabon (Nyamlagira, Kanamaharagi Lava),
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Uganda (Mabira forest, Ankole, Lake Lutoto, Kalinzu forest), Kenya (Kakamega forest, Kaimosi),
Zambia (Solwezi) |
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| altitude | 1500 - 1850 m (5000 - 6200 ft) | |
| ambiente | climate informations from Kalinzu Forest Reserve (Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Am, tropical monsoon climate (a dry season and a wet season very rainy) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1650 m / 5445 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Kalinzu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 07 m' to 11 h 53 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte - roots must always be moist | |
| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 18 - 21 cm (7.2" - 8.4"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 8 - 12 | |
| size | single flower 1.2 L 0.8 cm (0.48" L 0.32") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 25 - 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| notes | roots should always be moist | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
