Tuesday 17 May 2016

Anguloa (tulip orchids) plants

Anguloa, commonly known as 
tulip orchids, is a small orchid genus closely related to Lycaste. Its abbreviation in horticulture is Ang. This genus was described by José Antonio Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz Lópezin 1798. They named it in honor of Francisco de Angulo, Director-General of Mines of Peru.

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