Aerangis kotschyana

Aerangis kotschyana

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 kotschyana

Name

Aerangis kotschyana (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 118 (1918).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum kotschyanum Rchb.f., Oesterr. Bot. Z.: 338 (1864).
• Homotypic
  • Angraecum kotschyi Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 14: 456 (1880), nom. illeg.
  • Aerangis kotschyi Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 78 (1881), nom. illeg.
  • Rhaphidorhynchus kotschyi Finet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(9): 36 (1907), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum grantii Bateman ex Baker, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 153 (1875).
  • Angraecum semipedale Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 389 (1895).
  • Aerangis grantii (Bateman ex Baker) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 116 (1918).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal. West Tropical Africa Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Zaire. 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): 118.

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 kotschyana. Accessed: 2022 Dec 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerangis kotschyana 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 kotschyana. 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 kotschyana. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aerangis kotschyana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Kotschy's Aerangis
español: Arengis de Kotschy

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