Orchidaceae
Aerangis

Aerangis ellisii (B.S.Williams) Schltr.

First published in Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 598 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madagascar. It is a lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-71804.000 No
Dupuy, D.J.; Cribb, P.; et al. [M883] Madagascar K:SPC-59057.000 No
Pettersson; Nilsson [135] Madagascar K:SPC-55108.000 No
K:SPC-13431.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-45116.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2259] Madagascar K:SPC-32039.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-52230.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Madagascar K000306368 Isotype Yes
Madagascar Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora K:SPC-26530.000 No
Madagascar Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora K:SPC-63489.000 No
Madagascar Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora K:SPC-62863.000 No
Madagascar Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora K:SPC-45109.000 No
Hillerman Madagascar Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora K:SPC-45101.000 No
Hermans, J. [2545] Madagascar Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora K:SPC-73691.000 No
Madagascar Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora K:SPC-45097.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images