Aerangis rostellaris

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 rostellaris

Name

Aerangis rostellaris (Rchb.f.) H.Perrier, in Fl. Madag., Orchid.(2): 116 (1941).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum rostellare Rchb.f., Flora 68: 380 (1885).
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum avicularium Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1887(1): 40 (1887).
  • Aerangis avicularia (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 114 (1918).
  • Aerangis buchlohii Senghas, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 20: 16 (1969).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Perrier de la Bâthie, H. 1941. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores 49(2): 116.

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 rostellaris. Accessed: 2023 Jan 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Aerangis rostellaris 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 rostellaris. 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 rostellaris. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Aerangis rostellaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2023.