Orchidaceae
Afropectinariella

Afropectinariella gabonensis (Summerh.) M.Simo & Stévart

First published in PhytoKeys 96: 83 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Simo-Droissart, M. & al. (2014). Taxonomic revision of the continental African species of Angraecum section Pectinaria (Orchidaceae). Systematic Botany 39: 725-739.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 27, 2014 Troupin, G. [2453] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Angraecum gabonense K:SPC-08154.000 No
Feb 27, 2014 Smith, G. [531] Nigeria Angraecum gabonense K:SPC-48486.000 No
de Wilde, J.J.F. [230] Gabon Angraecum gabonense K:SPC-48489.000 No
Le Testu, G. [6.384] Gabon Angraecum gabonense K000306496 Holotype Yes
Biteau, P. [U vi] Gabon Angraecum gabonense K:SPC-71617.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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