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Podangis dactyloceras

Podangis dactyloceras

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
SubTribe: Aerangidinae
Genus: Podangis
Species: Pdngs. dactyloceras
Alliance:
Binomial name
Podangis dactyloceras
[Rchb.f]Schltr. 1918


Podangis dactyloceras is an Podangis species endemic to the Madagascar.

Description[]

Plant blooms from spring to fall with five to twenty 2mm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing near running water in Angola, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaire at elevations of 750 to 1950 meters

Culture[]

Grow in moderate lighting with intermediate to warm conditions. Grow in medium fir bark or full sphagnum moss. Water regularly and allow dryouts between watering.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Finger-Like Bent Spur Podangis

Synonyms[]

  1. Angorchis dactyloceras (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891
  2. Angraecum forcipatum (Kraenzl.) Engl. 1908
  3. *Listrostachys dactyloceras Rchb.f. 1865
  4. Listrostachys forcipata Krzl. 1894
  5. Listrostachys saxicola Kraenzl. 1912
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