| Angraecum
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Angraecum sesquipedale habitus
Note extremely long spurs of flowers
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Monocots
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| Order:
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Asparagales
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| Family:
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Orchidaceae
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| Subfamily:
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Epidendroideae
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| Tribe:
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Vandeae
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| Subtribe:
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Angraecinae
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| Genus:
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Angraecum
Bory
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| Type species
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Angraecum eburneum
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| Species
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See list of Angraecum species for complete list
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| 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.