Ancistrorhynchus capitatus

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: Ancistrorhynchus
Species: Ancistrorhynchus capitatus

Name

Ancistrorhynchus capitatus (Lindl.) Summerh., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 205 (1944)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum capitatum Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 137 (1862)
• Homotypic
  • Listrostachys capitata (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Flora 48: 190 (1865)
  • Angorchis capitata (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891)
  • Cephalangraecum capitatum (Lindl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 136 (1918)
• Heterotypic
  • Listrostachys gentilii De Wild., Not. Pl. Util. Congo 1: 147 (1903)
  • Cephalangraecum gentilii (De Wild.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 136 (1918)
  • Ancistrorhynchus constrictus Szlach. & Olszewski, Fl. Cameroun 36: 776 (2001)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierre Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaïre. East Tropical Africa Uganda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Summerhayes, V.S. 1944. Botanical Museum Leaflets 11: 205.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ancistrorhynchus capitatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ancistrorhynchus capitatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ancistrorhynchus capitatus. Published online. Accessed: 19 March 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Ancistrorhynchus capitatus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 19.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Ancistrorhynchus capitatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 March 2019.