Aerangis calantha

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 calantha

Name

Aerangis calantha (Schltr.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 155 (1918).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum calanthum Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 20 (1905).
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum roseocalcaratum De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 190 (1916).
  • Angraecum sankuruense De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 190 (1916).
  • Aerangis roseocalcarata (De Wild.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 120 (1918).
  • Aerangis sankuruensis (De Wild.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 120 (1918).
  • Aerangis parvula Schltr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 329 (1919).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Angola. Southern Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1905. Orchidaceae africanae, imprimis Africae occidentalis, in Engler, A. (ed.) Beiträge zur Flora von Afrika XXVIII. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 38: 1–25 BHL Reference page. 
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1918. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 36(2): 155.

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