Accession Data

Ansellia africana

Common Name: Leopard Orchid

Family: Orchidaceae

Country of Origin: South Africa, Mozambique & Zimbabwe

Description: [syn. Ansellia nilotica]

Uses: Used in traditional medicine in Zimbabwe and South Africa as an aphrodisiac.

Accession Data

Accession #: 199100387

Accession Date: 1991-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3223

Quantity: 1

Source: Unknown

Culture: Keep plant in intermediate to warm temperatures and bright light. Plant prefers dry outs between watering. Pot in medium fir bark. 3

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Cymbidieae

SubTribe: Cymbidiinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 15 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 15 February 2015.
  3. African Plants Database (Ver. 3.4.0) Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed 15 February 2105.
  4. Ansellia africana at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 23 May 2015.

Images

Ansellia africana
Ansellia africana