Orchidaceae
Afropectinariella

Afropectinariella pungens (Schltr.) M.Simo & Stévart

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

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 27, 2014 Pollard, B.J. [211] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K:SPC-72391.000 No
Dec 1, 2008 Simo, P. [216] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000580400 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [142] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000106870 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [211] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000106883 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [356] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000107272 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3837] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000106025 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S. [2434] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K:SPC-77426.000 No
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2872] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000106020 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S. [2434] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000105959 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3777] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000105962 Yes
Jun 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [15172] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000107120 Yes
Zapfack, L. [542] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K001394737 Yes
Zapfack, L. [s.n. 6] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K001518945 No
Germany Angraecum pungens K:SPC-13385.000 No
[91] Ghana Angraecum pungens K:SPC-10179.000 No
Westwood, D. [91] Equatorial Guinea Angraecum pungens K:SPC-08164.000 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [15774] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000107121 Type Yes
Angraecum pungens K:SPC-60859.000 No
Arends, C. [229] Gabon Angraecum pungens K:SPC-50810.000 No
Wheatley, J.I. [655] Cameroon Angraecum pungens K000107119 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • 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.
    • 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