Angraecum gracile

Angraecum gracile

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 gracile

Name

Angraecum gracile Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 77 (1822)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Aerobion gracile (TThouars) Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 3: 716 (1826)
  • Oeceoclades gracilis (Thouars) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 237 (1833)
  • Angorkis gracilis (Thouars) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891), nom. superfl.
  • Mystacidium gracile (Thouars) Finet, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 9: 63 (1907), nom. illeg.
  • Mystacidium thouarsii Finet, Mém. Soc. Bot. France 9: 57 (1907)
  • Chamaeangis gracilis (Thouars) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 108 (1918)
  • Angraecopsis thouarsii (Finet) H.Perrier, Fl. Madagasc. 49(2): 84 (1941), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Angorkis gracilangis Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 77 (1822)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Mauritius. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit 1822. Histoire particulière des plantes orchidées recueillies sur les trois îles australes d'Afrique, de France, de Bourbon et de Madagascar t. 77.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Angraecum gracile. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Angraecum gracile in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Angraecum gracile in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Angraecum gracile. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Angraecum gracile. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Angraecum gracile. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2021.

Vernacular names

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