Angraecum subulatum is native to Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. It is found in lowland forests, especially undisturbed tall dense humid evergreen and deciduous forests
Angraecum subulatum also called as The Terete Angraecum, Listrostachys subulata, Epidorchis subulata, is a species of the genus Angraecum. This species was described by John Lindley in 1837.
IDENTIFY ANGRAECUM SUBULATUM ORCHID PLANT
Angraecum subulatum is native to Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. It is found in lowland forests, especially undisturbed tall dense humid evergreen and deciduous forests rich in Fabaceae subfam. Caesalpinioideae, between 50 and 700 m elevation. This species also occurs in periodically inundated swampy gallery forests with Raphia, Pandanus and Marantaceae, and on calcareous rock in shrubby vegetation growing on trees 2 to 5 m tall near inselbergs. It has been recorded on high, shaded branches of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei. In Guinea, A. subulatum occurs on the Ziama massif, in montane forests.
It is a medium to large sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with pendant, leafy stems carrying needle-shaped, but grooved above, curved and apically pointed leaves.
The Terete Angraecum blooms on a short, single flowered inflorescence arising from the leaf axils and subtended by a scarious sheath occuring in the spring and summer.
ANGRAECUM SUBULATUM ORCHID PLANT CARE AND CULTURE
Cultural information should only be used as a guide, and should be to be adapted to suit you. Your physical location; where you grow your plants, how much time you have to devote to their care, and many other factors, will need to be taken into account. Only then can you decide on the cultural methods that best suit you and your plants.
Light:
Angraecum subulatum needs a light level of 12000-20000 lux. Light should be filtered or diffused, and plants should not be exposed to direct midday sun. Strong air movement should be provided at all times.
Temperature:
Throughout the year, days temperature at average 26-33°C, and nights average 12-22°C, with a diurnal range of 6-10°C. The warmest days and the greatest diurnal range of the year occur during the winter dry season.
Humidity:
The Terete Angraecum need the humidity of 80-90% from late spring to mid-autumn. Averages then drop to 71-75% in winter and early spring.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Angraecum subulatum probably are more easily managed when grown mounted on a slab of rough bark. The fine roots dry out quickly, however, so it high humidity cannot be maintained, plants may be grown in a shallow pot or basket filled with a coarse, open, fast-draining medium that and allowed to drape over the. Undersized containers with room for only 1-2 year's growth should be used because the medium in larger pots remains wet for too long after watering. This does not allow the roots to dry fast enough, and they may eventually be lost to root rot. If plants are mounted, high humidity must be maintained and the plants watered at least once daily during summer. Several waterings a day may be necessary for mounted plants during extremely hot dry weather.
Repotting or dividing should be done only when new root growth is just starting. This allows the plant to become reestablished in the shortest possible time with the least amount of stress.
Watering:
Rainfall in the habitat is moderate to heavy from spring into mid-autumn. Averages then drop quickly into a 3-month dry season in winter. Cultivated plants should be watered heavily while actively growing, but conditions around the roots should never be allowed to become stale or soggy. Water should be greatly reduced in late autumn.
Fertilizer:
1/4-1/2 recommended strength, applied weekly when plants are actively growing. You can use a balanced fertilizer throughout the year; but also can use a high-nitrogen fertilizer from spring to midsummer, and then switch to one high in phosphates in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
Growing temperatures should be maintained all year. Water should be reduced for Angraecum subulatum in winter, but they should not be allowed to remain without water for long periods. Rather regular early morning misting between occasional light waterings should provide sufficient moisture in most growing areas. Fertilizer should be reduced until heavier watering is resumed in spring.
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