Diaphananthe fragrantissima

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: Diaphananthe
Species: Diaphananthe fragrantissima

Name

Diaphananthe fragrantissima (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 100 (1918).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Listrostachys fragrantissima Rchb.f., Flora 48: 189 (1865).
• Homotypic
  • Mystacidium fragrantissimum (Rchb.f.) Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3: 584 (1883).
  • Epidorkis fragrantissima (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 660 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Listrostachys kirkii Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 164 (1897).
  • Listrostachys falcata De Wild., Not. Pl. Util. Congo 1: 146 (1903).
  • Listrostachys fimbriata Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 115 (1906), nom. illeg.
  • Angraecum muansae Kraenzl., Orchis 2: 99 (1908).
  • Diaphananthe falcata (De Wild.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 100 (1918).
  • Diaphananthe fimbriata Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 100 (1918).
  • Diaphananthe kirkii (Rolfe) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 101 (1918).
  • Diaphananthe muansae (Kraenzl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 101 (1918).
  • Listrostachys muansae (Kraenzl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 101 (1918).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. South Tropical Africa Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1918. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 36: 100.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 385 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diaphananthe fragrantissima. Accessed: 2023 Jan 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Diaphananthe fragrantissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Diaphananthe fragrantissima. 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 Jan 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Diaphananthe fragrantissima. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Diaphananthe fragrantissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jan 2023.