| Angraecum |
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Angraecum sesquipedale habitus
Note extremely long spurs of flowers |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: |
Vandeae |
| Subtribe: |
Angraecinae |
| Genus: |
Angraecum
Bory, 1804 |
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| Type species |
Angraecum eburneum
Bory |
| Species |
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See list of Angraecum species for complete list |
| Synonyms |
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- Aerobion Kaempf. ex Spreng.
- Angorkis Thouars
- Angraecoides (Cordem.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Arachnangraecum (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Bonniera Cordem.
- Boryangraecum (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Conchograecum Szlach., Grochocka, Oledrz. & Mytnik
- Ctenorchis K.Schum.
- Dolabrifolia (Pfitzer) Szlach. & Romowicz
- Eichlerangraecum Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Gomphocentrum (Benth.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Hadrangis (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Hermansia Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Humblotiangraecum (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Lemurangis (Garay) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Lepervenchea Cordem.
- Lesliegraecum Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Macroplectrum Pfitzer
- Monixus Finet
- Pectinaria (Benth.) Cordem.
- Pectinariella Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Perrierangraecum (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Pseudojumellea (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
- Rudolfangraecum Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka
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Angraecum, also known as comet orchid, is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. It contains 223 species.