Angraecum leonis
Species of plant
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Angraecum leonis is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae.[1]
| 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: | Embryophytes |
| 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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Description
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Forms
Cytology
Ecology
Pollination
The sphingophilous flowers are fragrant during the night.[8]
Etymology
It is named after Léon Humblot, a French orchid collector.[9]
Physiology
Floral fragrance
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]
