| Angraecum longicalcar photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Bosser) Senghas, Karlheinz |
| published in | Die Orchideen 1 (16 - 18) : 1004 1986 | |
| Family | Orchidaceae | |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| Tribe | Vandeae | |
| Subtribe | Aerangidinae | |
| Genus | Angraecum Bory 1804 | |
| 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 | Madagascar (Antananarivo, Bongolava, Itasy, Fianarantsoa, Amoron 'i Mania) |
| altitude | 700 - 1350 m (2310 - 4455 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Fenoarivo Be (Bongolava, Antananarivo, Madagascar) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Fenoarivo Be this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 13 m' to 10 h 47 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 34 - 44 cm (13.6" - 17.6"), axillary |
| nr flowers | 3 - 5 | |
| size | single flower 9 L 7 cm (3.6" L 2.8") - inflorescence 22 L 12 cm (8.8" L 4.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 150 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
