Ansellia is considered a monotypic genus of orchid, with only one species, Ansellia africana, commonly known as African ansellia or leopard orchid, however, it may in fact be a complex group of species which share common floral structure and growth habit.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of African ansellia being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dendrobium trilamellatum
- Dendrobium dicuphum
- Laelia albida
- Encyclia adenocarpos
- Prosthechea squalida
- Dendrobium canaliculatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Ansellia
- Species
- Ansellia africana
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