Angraecum geniculatum G.Will.

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Common names:
Frequency: Rare
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Zambia
Notes: Not known elsewhere.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Epiphytic in dense fringing forest
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Only known from western Zambia
National distribution: W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw
Growth form(s):
Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status: Data deficient
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Literature:

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 371 - 373. (Includes a picture).

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 117.

Williamson, G. (1990). New Orchids from the Flora Zambesiaca Region Kirkia 13(2) Pages 247 - 249. Protologue (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Angraecum geniculatum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Angraecum geniculatum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Angraecum geniculatum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Angraecum geniculatum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Angraecum geniculatum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Angraecum geniculatum
JSTOR Plant Science: Angraecum geniculatum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Angraecum geniculatum
Plants of the World Online: Angraecum geniculatum
Tropicos: Angraecum geniculatum
Wikipedia: Angraecum geniculatum


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Angraecum geniculatum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=186590, retrieved 31 March 2025

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