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| image = Ancistrochilus rothschildianus 'Hopbrook' x self.jpg<br />
| image_caption = ''Ancistrochilus rothschildianus''<br />
| genus = Ancistrochilus<br />
| species = rothschildianus<br />
| authority = J.O'Brien<br />
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'''''Ancistrochilus rothschildianus''''' is a small [[species]] of [[Terrestrial plant|semi-terrestrial]], [[orchid]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Africa]]n [[tropics]].<ref name="vaak">[http://www.orchidsonline.com.au/node/209 Christenson, E. A.. ''Ancistrochilus thomsonianus'': the successful introduction of a rare African species. Orchids 71(1): 30-32., 2002 Mannens, P.. Niet zo vaak gezien in een collectie Ancistrochilus. Orchideeen no.1: 9-10, 2002] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418004430/http://www.orchidsonline.com.au/node/209 |date=2009-04-18 }}</ref><ref name="oon">[http://www.orchidsonline.com.au/node/1231 Orchids Online: ''Ancistrochilus rothschildianus''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121135624/http://orchidsonline.com.au/node/1231 |date=2008-11-21 }}</ref><ref name="oss">[http://www.orchidspeciessoc.org/a%20aroth.htm Orchid Species Society, Inc.]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''A. rothschildianus'' is cultivated for its "pretty pink flowers."<ref name="kam">[http://www.kammlott.net/Jan2006more2.html Orchid corner (kammlott.net)]</ref> This species and ''[[Ancistrochilus thomsonianus]]'' are the only recognized species in [[genus]] ''[[Ancistrochilus]]''.<ref name="vaak"/><br />
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== Description ==<br />
''Ancistrochilus rothschildianus'' is a [[sympodial]] [[epiphytic]] plant with wide, [[cone (geometry)|conical]] or [[pyramid|pyriform]] [[pseudobulb]]s that each carry two to three broad, acute, [[lanceolate]] leaves.<ref name="vaak"/> The shape of the pseudobulbs has been described as similar to that of [[Hershey's Kisses]].<ref name="kam"/><br />
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A [[deciduous]] species from a region with a very pronounced [[dry season]], ''A. rothschildianus'' goes into a state of [[abscission]] and loses leaves before it comes into flower.<ref name="vaak"/><ref name="oon"/><ref name="kam"/><ref name="oss"/> At the end or the dry season, the flowers appear from the base of the mature, leafless pseudobulb in a pubescent inflorescence. Each plant produces three to four large (8&nbsp;cm across), attractive, and showy flowers are that are dusky rose pink in color with a three-lobed lip that is magenta in color and ends in an elongated, narrow, curved projection.<ref name="vaak"/><ref name="oon"/> The flowers have a mild, spicy fragrance with a hint of a metallic odor.<ref name="vaak"/><ref name="kam"/><br />
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== Range and habitat==<br />
''Ancistrochilus rothschildianus'' is endemic to a relatively narrow [[latitude|latitudinal]] [[range (biology)|range]] across tropical Africa encompassing the [[West African]] countries of [[Guinea]] and [[Sierra Leone]], the [[East Africa]]n countries of [[Uganda]] and [[Tanzania]], and the territory in between.<ref name="vaak"/><ref name="oon"/><ref name="oss"/><br />
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This orchid grows on bare tree trunks and larger branches of large forest trees at altitudes of 500-1100m.<ref name="vaak"/><ref name="oss"/><br />
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== Cultivation ==<br />
In cultivation, this orchid does well in a coarse, well-drained potting medium. After flowering until the appearance of a new lead, the potting medium should be allowed to get dry during so as to encourage the plant to go [[dormancy|dormant]] as it does in the wild. When it loses its leaves and flowers appear, more frequent watering should resume. It benefits from repotting when new growth appears at the start of its growing season. Mature pseudobulbs flower better if provided with plentiful amounts of water and [[fertilizer]].<ref name="oon"/><ref name="oss"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Flora of Guinea]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Sierra Leone]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Uganda]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Tanzania]]<br />
[[Category:Ancistrochilus|rothschildianus]]<br />
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