Aerangis pulchella

Aerangis pulchella fig. A 8-15

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 pulchella

Name

Aerangis pulchella (Schltr.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33(2): 427 (1915).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum pulchellum Schltr., Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, III, 1: 200 (1913)

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

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1915. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 33(2): 427.

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 pulchella. Accessed: 2022 Dec 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerangis pulchella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Aerangis pulchella. 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 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aerangis pulchella. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aerangis pulchella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2022.

Vernacular names

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