Aerangis citrata
Object Details
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- January to May; peaks in March
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2024-1717A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendent inflorescence is up to 10" long with 12-18 waxy flowers. Flowers open successively, all face in one directions, and are .8-1" across.
- Fragrance
- Faint lemon scent
- Range
- Madagascar
- Habitat
- In shade, close to water; 0-1500m
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Lemon-scented Aerangis
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Aerangis
- Species
- citrata
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2024-1717A
