Aerangis

Aerangis biloba

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: Aerangis

Overview of species (58)

A. alcicornis – A. appendiculata – A. arachnopus – A. articulata – A. biloba – A. bouarensis – A. boutonii – A. brachycarpa – A. calantha – A. carnea – A. citrata – A. collum-cygni – A. concavipetala – A. confusa – A. coriacea – A. coursiana – A. cryptodon – A. decaryana – A. distincta – A. divitiflora – A. ellisii – A. fastuosa – A. flexuosa – A. fuscata – A. gracillima – A. gravenreuthii – A. hariotiana – A. hildebrandtii – A. hologlottis – A. humblotii – A. hyaloides – A. jacksonii – A. kirkii – A. kotschyana – A. lacroixiae – A. luteoalba – A. macrocentra – A. maireae – A. megaphylla – A. modesta – A. monantha – A. montana – A. mooreana – A. mystacidii – A. oligantha – A. pallidiflora – A. pulchella – A. punctata – A. rostellaris – A. seegeri – A. somalensis – A. spiculata – A. splendida – A. stelligera – A. stylosa – A. thomsonii – A. ugandensis – A. verdickii

Nothospecies (3)

A. × chirioana – A. × isobyliae – A. × primulina

Name

Aerangis Rchb.f., Flora 48: 190 (1865)

Type species: Aerangis brachycarpa (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 50 (1894)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Radinocion Ridl., Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 200 (1887)
- Barombia Schltr., Orchideen: 600 (1914)
- × Barangis auct., Orchid Rev. 90(1065) cppo: 8 (1982)
- Microterangis Senghas, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 36: 22 (1985)

References

Reichenbach, H.G. (1865) Flora 48: 190.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 344 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7

Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Aerangis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 21.

Tropicos.org 2012. Aerangis . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 1.
Emonocot.org 2013. Aerangis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 May 20.

International Plant Names Index. 2012. Aerangis. Published online. Accessed 1. Nov. 2012.

The Plant List 2013. Aerangis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Apr. 18.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Sri Lanka.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Vernacular names

فارسی: آرگس‌ها
日本語: エランギス属
Перем Коми: Эрангис
коми: Эрангис
мокшень: Эрангис
олык марий: Эрангис
кырык мары: Эрангис
русский: Аэрангис
удмурт: Эрангис

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