Aerangis gravenreuthii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Aerangis
Species: Aerangis gravenreuthii

Name

Aerangis gravenreuthii (Kraenzl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 117 (1918).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Aeranthes gravenreuthii Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 62 (1893).
• Homotypic
  • Mystacidium gravenreuthii (Kraenzl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 171 (1897).
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum ellisii var. occidentale Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 59 (1893).
  • Angraecum gravenreutii Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 62 (1893).
  • Angraecum stella Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 163 (1906).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. West Tropical Africa Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1906. Orchidaceae africanae IV. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 38: 144-165. BHL Reference page. 
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1918. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 36: 117.

Additional references

• Joyce Stewart et al. (2006) Angrecoid Orchids. Timber Press Eds., Portland, OR, USA

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aerangis gravenreuthii. Accessed: 2022 Dec 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerangis gravenreuthii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Aerangis gravenreuthii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aerangis gravenreuthii. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aerangis gravenreuthii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2022.