Ancistrorhynchus metteniae

Ancistrorhynchus metteniae

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 metteniae

Name

Ancistrorhynchus metteniae (Kraenzl.) Summerh., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 209 (1944)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Listrostachys metteniae Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach, Xenia Orchid. 3: 122 (1893)
• Homotypic
  • Cephalangraecum metteniae (Kraenzl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 137 (1918)
• Heterotypic
  • Angraecum cephalotes Kraenzl., Mitt. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. 2: 156 (1889), nom. illeg.
  • Listrostachys braunii T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5(2): 48 (1895)
  • Cephalangraecum braunii (T.Durand & Schinz) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 462 (1936)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierre Leone. West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaïre. **Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. East Tropical Africa Tanzania, 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: 209.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ancistrorhynchus metteniae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 16. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ancistrorhynchus metteniae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ancistrorhynchus metteniae. Published online. Accessed: 16 March 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Ancistrorhynchus metteniae in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 16.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Ancistrorhynchus metteniae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 March 2019.

Vernacular names

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