Aerangis somalensis

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 somalensis

Name

Aerangis somalensis (Schltr.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 120 (1918).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum somalense Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 163 (1906).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1906. Orchidaceae africanae IV. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 38: 144-165. BHL Reference page. 
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1918. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 36: 120.

Additional references

• Joyce Stewart et al. (2006) Angrecoid Orchids. Timber Press Eds., Portland, OR, USA

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aerangis somalensis. Accessed: 2023 Jan 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Aerangis somalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Aerangis somalensis. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Aerangis somalensis. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Aerangis somalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2023.