Aerangis biloba

Aerangis biloba

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 biloba

Name

Aerangis biloba (Lindl.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 598 (1915).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum bilobum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 69 (1840).
• Homotypic
  • Angorchis biloba (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891).
  • Rhaphidorhynchus bilobus (Lindl.) Finet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(9): 39 (1907).
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum apiculatum Hook., Bot. Mag. 71: t. 4159 (1845).
  • Angraecum campyloplectron Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 226 (1855).
  • Angorchis campyloplectron (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891).
  • Aerangis campyloplectron (Rchb.f.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 157 (1972).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1915. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53: 598.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aerangis biloba. Accessed: 2022 Dec 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerangis biloba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Aerangis biloba. 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 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aerangis biloba. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aerangis biloba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 二裂叶细距兰

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