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Ivory-Colored Angraecum
Angraecum eburneum
Angraecum eburneum is a species of orchid. Their common name the "comet orchid". They generally grow up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in height and grows 10 to 15 flowers per plant. They are native to Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Kenya, and Tanzania.
It is the national flower of Seychelles.
From the article Angraecum eburneum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The white and green flower is 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) in size and is said to give off a pleasant smell. Flowering begins in early winter and takes several months.
In human culture
Claire Waight Keller included the plant to represent Seychelles in Meghan Markle's wedding veil, which included the distinctive flora of each Commonwealth country.
Wikipedia: “Symbolism”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Angraecum eburneum in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 418737.