Aerangis ellisii

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 ellisii

Name

Aerangis ellisii (B.S.Williams) Schltr., Die Orchideen: 598 (1914).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum ellisii B.S.Williams, Cat. 1870: 5 (1870).
• Homotypic
  • Angorchis ellisii (B.S.Williams) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 561 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum dubuyssonii God.-Leb., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 7: 280 (1887).
  • Aerangis buysonii God.-Leb., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 11: 282 (1891).
  • Angraecum buyssonii God.-Leb., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 11: 282 (1891).
  • Aerangis caulescens Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 334 (1916).
  • Aerangis platyphylla Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 387 (1925).
  • Aerangis alata H.Perrier, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 38 (1938).
  • Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora J.Stewart, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 55: 799 (1986).

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. 1914. Die Orchideen 598.

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 ellisii. Accessed: 2022 Dec 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerangis ellisii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Aerangis ellisii. 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 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aerangis ellisii. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aerangis ellisii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2022.