Angraecum distichum

Angraecum distichum

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: Angraecum
Species: Angraecum distichum

Name

Angraecum distichum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1781 (1835)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Aeranthes disticha (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 901 (1864)
  • Mystacidium distichum (Lindl.) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 216 (1889)
  • Epidorkis disticha (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 660 (1891)
  • Macroplectrum distichum (Lindl.) Finet, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 9: 22 (1907)
  • Dolabrifolia disticha (Lindl.) Szlach. & Romowicz, Richardiana 7: 54 (2007)
• Heterotypic
  • Limodorum imbricatum Sw., Neues J. Bot. 1: 87 (1805)
  • Angraecum imbricatum (Sw.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 158 (1918), nom. illeg.
  • Angraecum poppendickianum Szlach. & Olszewski, Fl. Cameroun 36: 884 (2001)
  • Dolabrifolia poppendickiana (Szlach. & Olszewski) Szlach. & Romowicz, Richardiana 7: 54 (2007)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1835. Edwards's Botanical Register; or, Flower Garden and Shrubbery. London 21: t. 1781.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Angraecum distichum. Accessed: 2023 Apr 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Angraecum distichum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Angraecum distichum. 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 Apr 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Angraecum distichum. Accessed: 28 Apr 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Angraecum distichum. Published online. Accessed: 28 Apr 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Angraecum distichum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Apr 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 杈枝彗星兰, 杈枝风兰

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