Aerangis spiculata

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 spiculata

Name

Aerangis spiculata (Finet) Senghas, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 23: 226 (1972).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Rhaphidorhynchus spiculatus Finet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(9): 40 (1907).
• Homotypic
  • Leptocentrum spiculatum (Finet) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 624 (1915).
  • Plectrelminthus spiculatus (Finet) Summerh., Kew Bull. 4: 442 (1949).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Senghas, K. 1972. Die Orchidee 23(6): 226.

Additional references

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

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aerangis spiculata. Accessed: 2023 Jan 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Aerangis spiculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Aerangis spiculata. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Aerangis spiculata. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Aerangis spiculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2023.