African Ansellia

Ansellia africana

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Botanical name
Ansellia africana
Also known as
African Ansellia, Leopard Orchid, Monkey Sugarcane, Mopane Orchid, Tree Orchid
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Ansellia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow African Ansellia

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Ansellia africana but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Ansellia africana subsp. africana Ansellia africana subsp. australis Ansellia africana var. australis Ansellia africana var. nilotica Ansellia confusa Ansellia congoensis Ansellia gigantea Ansellia gigantea subsp. nilotica Ansellia gigantea var. nilotica Ansellia humilis Ansellia nilotica Cymbidium sandersonii

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