Rangaeris amaniensis is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Plants appear to occupy two very different habitats and may be found in montane forest or open woodland at 1060-2600 meters.
Rangaeris amaniensis also called as The Amani Rangaeris, Angraecum cufodontii, Cyrtorchis cufodontii, Leptocentrum amaniense, Listrostachys amaniensis, is a species of the genus Rangaeris. This species was described by Victor Samuel Summerhayes in 1949.
IDENTIFY RANGAERIS AMANIENSIS ORCHID PLANT
Rangaeris amaniensis is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Plants appear to occupy two very different habitats and may be found in montane forest or open woodland at 1060-2600 meters.
It is a medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte with woody, sometimes branched, 15-45 cm long stems enveloped basally by old leaf bases and carrying, numerous, distichous, narrowly oblong or strap shaped, unequally and roundly bilobed apically, 4-12 cm long and 1.0-2.5 cm wide leaves.
The Amani Rangaeris bloom in the spring and summer on a basal to axillary, pendant, to 7 cm long, racemose, suberect, fractiflex inflorescence with 5 to 13, fragrant flowers. The flowers are white with green on the outer surface and the spur, but they fade to yellow or pale orange with age.
RANGAERIS AMANIENSIS 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:
Rangaeris amaniensis needs a light level of 25000-35000 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:
Summer days temperature at average 22-24°C, and nights average 11°C, with a diurnal range of 11-13°C. These plants should thrive if grown in the cool, moist air from an evaporative cooler.
Humidity:
The Amani Rangaeris need the humidity of 55-65% for about 2 months in late winter and early spring and again for 2-3 months in summer. Averages increase to 70-75% for the remainder of the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Rangaeris amaniensis grow better in a basket where their long roots are able to straggle out at will. We assume that the basket should be filled with just enough very open medium to anchor the plant in the basket.
Watering:
There are two wet/dry cycles during the year, with a dry season in winter and early spring followed by a fairly short, 2- to 3-month wet season in late spring and early summer. This is followed by a rather short somewhat drier season in summer and then by a 3-month wet season in autumn. Cultivated plant should be watered heavily while actively growing, but they must be able to dry rather quickly after watering.
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, then switch to one high in phosphates in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
Winter days temperature at average 19°C, and nights average 9-10°C, with a diurnal range of 9-10°C. Water should be reduced for Rangaeris amaniensis during the winter dry season, but plants should not be allowed to remain completely without water for long periods. Occasional early morning mistings between infrequent light waterings should provide sufficient moisture in most growing areas. That plants will not flower if not given the dry rest in winter. Water should be reduced for plants during the secondary dry season in summer, but plants should not be allowed to become as dry as during the more severe winter dry period. Fertilizer should be reduced or eliminated when water is reduced.
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