Orchidaceae
Angraecum

Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars

First published in Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: Tabl. Angorkis (1809)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & SE. Madagascar. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Arditti, J., Elliott, J., Kitching, I.J. & Wasserthal, L.T. (2012). 'Good Heavens what insect can suck it' - Charles Darwin, Angraecum sesquipedale and Xanthopan morganii praedicta. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 169: 403-432.
  • 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.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Bechtel, H., Cribb, P. & Launert, E. (1992). The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species. Blandford Press, Poole.
  • Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E. (1996). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cribb, P. & Tibbs, M. (2004). A Very Victorian Passion: The Orchid Paintings of John Day 1863-1888. Blacker Publishing & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in association with Thames & Hudson, London.
  • Micheneau, C., Johnson, S.D. & Fay, M.F. (2009). Orchid pollination: from Darwin to the present day. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 1-19.
  • Stewart, J., Hermans, J. & Campbell, B. (2006). Angraecoid Orchids: Species from the African Region. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
  • World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010). Angraecum sesquipedale. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-18793.000 No
K:SPC-22288.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0