Afropectinariella pungens

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: Afropectinariella
Species: Afropectinariella pungens

Name

Afropectinariella pungens (Schltr.) M.Simo & Stévart, PhytoKeys 96: 83 (2018).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum pungens Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 163 (1906).
• Homotypic
  • Angraecopsis pungens (Schltr.) R.Rice, Prelim. Checklist & Survey Subtrib. Aerangidinae (Orchidac.): 21 (2005).
  • Pectinariella pungens (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 19 (2013).
• Heterotypic
  • Mystacidium arthrophyllum Kraenzl., Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 30: 64 (1916).
  • Angraecum arthrophyllum (Kraenzl.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 312 (1925).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1906. Orchidaceae africanae IV. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 38: 144-165. BHL Reference page. 
• Simo-Droissart, M., Sonké, B., Droissart, V. & Stévart, T. 2018. Afropectinariella (Vandeae, Orchidaceae), a new genus of the Angraecum alliance. PhytoKeys 96: 79–86. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.96.23933 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kraenzlin, F.W.L. 1916. Orchidaceae Novae. Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 30: 55–65. BHL Reference page. 64.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Afropectinariella pungens. Accessed: 2023 Jan 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Afropectinariella pungens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Afropectinariella pungens. 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 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Afropectinariella pungens. Published online. Accessed: 3 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Afropectinariella pungens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Jan 2023.