Angraecum leonis is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae.

[2][3][4][5] The diploid chromosome count of this species is 2n = 40,[6] or 2n = 38.

[7] The sphingophilous flowers are fragrant during the night.

[8] It is named after Léon Humblot, a French orchid collector.

[9] The floral fragrance is primarily composed of chavicol (70%), followed by benzyl salicylate (7.3%), benzyl benzoate (5.5%), methyl nicotinate (5.3%), as well as many more compounds in smaller quantities.