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Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars
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- Common Name: Comet Orchid
- Family: Orchidaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Madagascar
- Habitat:
- Description: This orchid has a nectar tube of 10-12 inches in length with only the distal end filled with nectar. Charles Darwin postulated that there must be an as yet undiscovered moth with a proboscis cabable of extending to 11 inches that visits this flower. This moth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) was 'discovered' over 41 years later in 1903 even though its existence had been postulated earlier.
Restrictions:- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
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   Accession Data:- Accession # 200400255
- Source: Randall Marek
- Accession Date: 10-29-2004
- Bench: 3220 - South Bench B
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-26-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Orchidaceae
- SubFamily: Epidendroideae
- Tribe: Vandeae
- SubTribe: Angraecinae
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