SlipperFan
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I think it must be named after the long root. 
Angraecum elephantinum
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Migrant13
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Wow, that is one impressive "tusk"! Lovely flower.
Angs. are soooo beautiful. I'm envious of your growing
ability.
ability.
I think it must be named after the long root.
No way. It's the curly spur. I LOVE that.
JeanLux
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Beautiful flower!!!! Jean
what a great photo!!!
NYEric
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Nice. My GF would love that.
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paph_deb
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lol ... that root is fantastic. I love angs, And hope to grow my dideri half so well.
Stone
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A.elephantinum is a bit of a mistery. I had a couple of plants that where identical to this one but they were also identical (too me) to didieri.
After a talk on these species at our club, the speaker showed a slide of what he called elephantinum. It had a very long extention to the lip slowy tapered and pointed. At least as long as the spur. It was obvious why this plant was named after an elephant. Since then, I have not been able to find another pic of this plant, but it definitely exists and if it is the true elephantinum all the others you see around may be wrongly named.
After a talk on these species at our club, the speaker showed a slide of what he called elephantinum. It had a very long extention to the lip slowy tapered and pointed. At least as long as the spur. It was obvious why this plant was named after an elephant. Since then, I have not been able to find another pic of this plant, but it definitely exists and if it is the true elephantinum all the others you see around may be wrongly named.
Happypaphy7
Paphlover
Yeah, the curly spur reminds me of the trunk of an elephant.
If I remember correctly, the spur on didieri was not coiled up like this??
This flower does look awful lot like that of didieri.
If I remember correctly, the spur on didieri was not coiled up like this??
This flower does look awful lot like that of didieri.
dave b
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love it, and great photos.
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paph_deb
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That's interesting! Do theses image from the Angraecum Encyclopedia look more like what the speaker showed at your meeting, Stone? (The curly spur is also quite visible.)
Here's a view of a. didieri, also from the Encyclopedia, with a good view of the lip (and the non-curling spur).
mrhappyrotter
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It's beautiful, and I bet it smells heavenly in the evening.
Stone
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That's interesting! Do theses image from the Angraecum Encyclopedia look more like what the speaker showed at your meeting, Stone? (The curly spur is also quite visible.)
Here's a view of a. didieri, also from the Encyclopedia, with a good view of the lip (and the non-curling spur).
It's getting there but imagine the tip of the lip much longer/pointed.
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paph_deb
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I wonder how much variation there might be in the species, or as the plant matures ...?
Here's an interesting post comparing the two: "Angcm. didieri & Angcm. elephantinum". Includes a couple more reasons for the name.
SlipperFan
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Thanks, Deb. The leaves are why I'm told this plant is a true elephantinum.
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paph_deb
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It's a true beauty, that's for sure!
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