Orchidaceae
Nephrangis

Nephrangis filiformis (Kraenzl.) Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 3: 302 (1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Delepierre, G. (2007). Note sur des Orchidaceae du Rwanda. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 20: 15.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kew Bull. 2: 302 (1948).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 279 (1968).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 537 (1955).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 276 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 2: 302 (1948).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 207 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Harley, W.J. [1644] Liberia K:SPC-08678.000 No
Pfennig, H. [1287] Uganda K:SPC-39979.000 No
Morze, G. [116] Zambia K:SPC-29901.000 No
Paterson, K.R. Zambia K:SPC-08682.000 No
Germain, R. [3603] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-08677.000 No
Williamson, G. [137] Zambia K:SPC-33905.000 No
Harley, W.J. [1815] Liberia K:SPC-08680.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [5842] Uganda K:SPC-15017.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4425] Zambia K:SPC-08679.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-08681.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4425A] Zambia K:SPC-14635.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K:SPC-15246.000 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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