Ansellia africana
Ansellia africana
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eswatini | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia | Malawi | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Ansellia
- Species:
- Ansellia africana
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Epiphyte
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, brown
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees
Source: deepseek-v4-flash
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi or sterile asymbiotic agar medium for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash