Aeranthes grandiflora Lindl. syn. Aeranthes brachycentron Regel - Orchidaceae - Large-flowered Aeranthes

Epiphytic orchid, [[http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/23502536?projectid=17|native to Madagascar]], also cultivated as house plant.

"It is characterized by long, spindly, naturally hanging inflorescences and relatively large, semi-translucent flowers which open successively over a long period of time; do not cut the inflorescence after the first flower has faded, as these plants rebloom abundantly." [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeranthes_grandiflora]]

|{{:pentanedione23.png| 2,3-pentandione }} \\ 2,3-pentandione \\ //(buttery, cheesy)// |{{:hexanedione34.png| 3,4-hexandione }} \\ 3,4-hexandione \\ //(buttery, caramellic)// |{{:phenylpropandione.png| phenyl-1,2-propandione}} \\ phenyl-1,2-propandione \\ //(buttery, cocoa)// |

The flowers are night-scented. "... its scent is initially reminiscent of freshly-baked butter cookies and, therafter, of floral-herbaeous notes. This aspect, unique amongst alle the orchis investigated, is largely due to [[https://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1003991.html|2,3-pentandione]], [[https://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1026461.html|3,4-hexandione]], [[https://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1035591.html|phenyl-1,2-propandione]], and benzaldehyde." \\
[The scent of orchids: olfactory and chemical investigations., Kaiser, R., Elsevier Science Publishers BV., 1993, 130-131 and 193] 

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Aeranthes grandiflora, Berggarten Hannover, Foto Stefan Neuwirth \\
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