Global InformationAngraecum longicalcar information
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
| Genus: | Angraecum |
| Species: | A. longicalcar
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| Binomial name | |
| Angraecum longicalcar (Bosser) Senghas, 1986
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Angraecum longicalcar, also known as the long spurred Angraecum, is a large critically endangered orchid endemic to the Central Highlands of Madagascar. This lithophytic species is noteworthy for its exceptionally long 40 cm nectar spur,[1] rivalling that of the famous Darwins' orchid (A. sesquipedale)[2], and as such may have the longest spur of any orchid species.
- ^ Gardiner, Lauren; Rajaovelona, Landy (2016-06-01). "Angraecum longicalcar: saving a critically endangered orchid". Orchid Review. 124 (95): 99 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Wasserthal, L. T. (October 1997). "The Pollinators of the Malagasy Star OrchidsAngraecum sesquipedale, A. sororiumandA. compactumand the Evolution of Extremely Long Spurs by Pollinator Shift". Botanica Acta. 110 (5): 343–359. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1997.tb00650.x. ISSN 0932-8629.