Aerangis oligantha Schltr.

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Status:	Native
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Habitat:	On moss-covered trunks and branches in montane evergreen forest.
Altitude range:	1900 - 2100 m
Flowering time:	Oct - Dec
Worldwide distribution:	Southern Tanzania and northern Malawi.
Malawi distribution:	N
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Literature:	Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 26. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 390. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 252. (Includes a picture). Stewart, J. (1979). A Revision of the African Species of Aerangis (Orchidaceae) Kew Bulletin 34(2) Pages 301 - 304. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aerangis oligantha
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