Orchidaceae
Aerangis

Aerangis hologlottis (Schltr.) Schltr.

First published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 117 (1918)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar), Mozambique, Sri Lanka. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • la Croix, I. (2014). Aerangis. Exquisite African orchids to discover, identify and grow: 1-200. Tiber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • J. Stewart in Kew Bulletin 34: 306 (1979).
  • Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centr. 36: 117 (1918).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Rogers; Mwasumbi, L.B.; Hall [2787] Tanzania K000385053 No
Jul 7, 1970 Davies, R.M.; Moreau, W.M. [402] Tanzania K000385052 Yes
Jul 7, 1970 Moreau, W.M. [402] Tanzania K000385051 No
Jul 7, 1970 Davies, R.M.; Moreau, W.M. [402] Tanzania K000385055 No
Jul 7, 1970 Moreau, W.M. [402] Tanzania K000385054 No
Robertson, S.A. [6841] Kenya K000385050 Yes
Dransfield, J. [4782] Kenya K000385049 No
Dransfield, J. [4782] Kenya Angraecum hologlottis K:SPC-39587.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0