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Benthamia

Benthamia africana

Author (Lindl.) Hermans

Species
Simple World Map Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available
Found in 5 countries
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Care and culture for Benthamia africana Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
375–2,464m Elevation
9°C Day/night drop
1,733mm Annual rainfall
Seasonal Rainfall pattern

Temperature

20°S Southern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec8°13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,733mm/year
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 27° 25–29 19° 17–21 259mm
Feb 27° 25–29 19° 17–21 260mm
Mar 27° 24–28 19° 16–21 238mm
Apr 26° 24–27 17° 15–19 161mm
May 24° 22–26 15° 13–17 111mm
Jun 22° 20–24 13° 11–16 88mm
Jul 20° 19–23 13° 10–15 80mm
Aug 21° 19–23 13° 10–15 79mm
Sep 22° 20–24 13° 11–16 63mm
Oct 24° 21–26 15° 13–17 60mm
Nov 26° 23–28 16° 15–18 121mm
Dec 27° 24–29 18° 16–20 218mm

Seasons are reversed for Northern Hemisphere growers.

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Synonyms

Benthamia minutifloraBenthamia spiralisBenthamia spiralisHabenaria dissimulataHabenaria minutifloraHabenaria spiralisHabenaria spiralisHerminium spiralePeristylus spiralisSatorkis spirosatisSatyrium spiraleSpiranthes africana

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