| Angraecum leonis | |
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| Flowering Angraecum leonis specimen cultivated at the Gothenburg Botanical Garden | |
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| Immature Angraecum leonis specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Angraecum |
| Species: | A. leonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Angraecum leonis | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Angraecum leonis is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. [1]
Two different forms of this species exist. The form native to the Comoros is considerably larger and nearly twice as big as the one native to Madagascar. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The diploid chromosome count of this species is 2n = 40, [6] or 2n = 38. [7]
The sphingophilous flowers are fragrant during the night. [8]
It is named after Léon Humblot, a French orchid collector. [9]
The floral fragrance is primarily composed of chavicol (70%), followed by benzyl salicylate (7.3%), benzyl benzoate (5.5%), methyl nicotinate (5.3%), as well as many more compounds in smaller quantities. [8]
It can be successfully cultivated in intermediate temperatures. [10] It can be mounted on cork and bark, but it can also grow potted in bark pieces. It should be grown in shade to semi-shade. [2]
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