Angraecum sesquipedale

Angraecum sesquipedale

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 sesquipedale
Varietates: (2)
A. s. var. angustifolium – A. s. var. sesquipedale

Name

Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: 66 (1822)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Aeranthes sesquipedalis (Thouars) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 817 (1824)
  • Macroplectrum sesquipedale (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 234 (1889)
  • Angorchis sesquepedalis (Thouars) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 652 (1891)
  • Mystacidium sesquipedale (Thouars) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 12: 47 (1904)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. 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, pl. 66 & 67.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Angraecum sesquipedale. Accessed: 2022 Feb 5.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 5. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 5. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale. Published online. Accessed: 5 Feb 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Feb 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: "Stern von Madagaskar"
English: Darwin’s orchid
español: Orquídea de Darwin
suomi: Tähtikämmekkä
français: Étoile de Madagascar
日本語: アングレカム・セスキペダレ
русский: Ангрекум полуторафутовый
svenska: Madagaskarstjärna
中文: 大彗星蘭, 长距彗星兰

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