Acampe pachyglossa

Acampe pachyglossa is an orchid in the Epidendroideae subfamily. It is an epiphytic subshrub native to tropical Africa, ranging from southern Somalia to northeastern KwaZulu-Natal along Africa's east coast, and westward to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is also native to Madagascar, the Comoros, the Seychelles and Aldabra, Mauritius, and Réunion in the western Indian Ocean.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Acampe pachyglossa 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

• Acampe praemorsa
• Cleisostoma paniculatum
• Cyrtorchis arcuata
• Trichoglottis luchuensis
• Calyptrochilum christyanum
• Tridactyle bicaudata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Acampe

Species

Acampe pachyglossa

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