Aerangis flexuosa

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 flexuosa

Name

Aerangis flexuosa (Ridl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 116 (1918).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Radinocion flexuosum Ridl., Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 200 (1887).
• Homotypic
  • Angraecum flexuosum (Ridl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 139 (1897).
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum elegans Rolfe, Bol. Soc. Brot. 9: 140 (1891).
  • Aerangis elegans (Rolfe) Dandy in A.W.Exell, Cat. Vasc. Pl. S. Tomé: 334 (1944).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Gulf of Guinea Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1918. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 36: 2: 116.

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 flexuosa. Accessed: 2022 Dec 29.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerangis flexuosa 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 flexuosa. 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 flexuosa. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aerangis flexuosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2022.