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Angraecum arachnites
Spider-like miniature Angraecum from cool, very shady montane forests of Madagascar. Thrives in low light with cool, constantly humid conditions and can flower throughout the year.
Growing profile
At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Typical size
- mini 4–8cm
- Light
- Shade
- Humidity
- 80–98%
Native context
Distribution and habitat
- Countries
- Madagascar
- Elevation
- Montane (1,000–2,000 m)
- Flowering
- Year-round
Derived growing context
Climate range
- Temperature profile
- Cool → Intermediate
- Mean temperature
- 13–17 °C
- Day temperature
- 16–21 °C
- Night temperature
- 10–15 °C
- Summer mean
- 17–19 °C
- Winter mean
- 11–14 °C
- Temperature span
- 11 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3–8 °C
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Adaptability
- Moderately adaptable
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- Madagascar
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Habitat-specific growing context
Cloud forest
Montane + saturated air; frequent fog/condensation
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Saturated, Very humid
- Elevation
- Montane
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 17 °C
- Day temperature
- 20 °C
- Night temperature
- 14–15 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Wet forest
Very humid forest; frequent wetness
- Latitude
- Subtropical, Tropical
- Moisture
- Humid, Saturated, Very humid
- Elevation
- Montane
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 13–17 °C
- Day temperature
- 16–21 °C
- Night temperature
- 10–14 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3–8 °C
Moist forest
Moderately humid forest
- Latitude
- Subtropical
- Moisture
- Humid
- Elevation
- Montane
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 13 °C
- Day temperature
- 17 °C
- Night temperature
- 10 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 8 °C
Seasonal context
- Very small annual temperature swing; fairly consistent through the year
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