Angraecum sesquipedale

Angraecum sesquipedale

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: Angraecum
Species: Angraecum sesquipedale
Varietates: (2)
A. s. var. angustifolium – A. s. var. sesquipedale

Name

Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: 66 (1822)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aeranthes sesquipedalis (Thouars) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 817 (1824)
  • Macroplectrum sesquipedale (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 234 (1889)
  • Angorchis sesquepedalis (Thouars) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 652 (1891)
  • Mystacidium sesquipedale (Thouars) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 12: 47 (1904)

References

• Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit 1822. Histoire Particulière des Plantes Orchidées, pl. 66 & 67.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 358 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Angraecum sesquipedale in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 3. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Angraecum sesquipedale in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 December 31.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Angraecum sesquipedale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 3.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Angraecum sesquipedale. Published online. Accessed: 3. Nov. 2012.
• The Plant List 2013. Angraecum sesquipedale in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 July 7.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Angraecum sesquipedale in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Distribution

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

Vernacular names

Deutsch: "Stern von Madagaskar"
English: Darwin’s orchid
español: Orquídea de Darwin
suomi: Tähtikämmekkä
français: Étoile de Madagascar
日本語: アングレカム・セスキペダレ
русский: Ангрекум полуторафутовый
svenska: Madagaskarstjärna
中文: 大彗星蘭

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