Epipactis africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Neottieae
Genus: Epipactis
Species: Epipactis africana

Name

Epipactis africana Rendle, J. Bot. 33: 252 (1895)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Serapias africana (Rendle) A.A.Eaton, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 21: 66 (1908)
  • Helleborine africana (Rendle) Druce, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 546 (1909)
  • Amesia africana (Rendle) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 472 (1913)
  • Arthrochilium africanum (Rendle) Szlach., Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 588 (2003)
• Heterotypic
  • Epipactis excelsa Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 332 (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rendle, A.B. 1895. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 33: 252.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Epipactis africana. Accessed: 2022 Jan 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Epipactis africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 8. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Epipactis africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Epipactis africana. 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 Jan 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Epipactis africana. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Epipactis africana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan 2022.