Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Ancistrorhynchus

Species:

Ancistrorhynchus clandestinus

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Epiphyte

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

white, green

Native Range

Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, EQG, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, DR Congo

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination in nature. In cultivation, asymbiotic germination on specialized media is used.

Propagation data sourced from Claude AI