Orchidaceae
Sphyrarhynchus

Sphyrarhynchus amaniense (Summerh.) Bytebier

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 186: 12 (2018 publ. 2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Tropical Africa. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 8, 1944 Moreau, W.M. [68] Angraecopsis amaniensis K000306429 Type Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10190] Tanzania Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-38451.000 No
Williamson, G. [389] Zambia Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-33172.000 No
Moreau [325] Tanzania Angraecopsis amaniensis K000306428 Type Yes
La Croix, E.ýI [48] Malawi Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-42794.000 No
Ball, J.S. [371] Zimbabwe Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-08671.000 No
Schelpe, G.; Leach, L.C. [6964] Mozambique Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-25284.000 No
la Croix, I. [178] Zimbabwe Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-44482.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2219] Tanzania Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-15245.000 No
Piers, F. [113] Kenya Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-10655.000 No
Gassner, A. [119] Malawi Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-42793.000 No
Moreau, W.M.ýR.E. [325] Tanzania Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-08670.000 No
Malawi Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-47338.000 No
Moreau, W.M. [68] Tanzania Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-12319.000 Type No
Gassner, A.; Cribb, P. [161] Malawi Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-44656.000 No
la Croix, I. [168] Malawi Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-46224.000 No
Morris, B. [110] Malawi Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-28340.000 No
Carroll, E.W. Kenya Angraecopsis amaniensis K:SPC-08672.000 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

  • 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/

  • 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 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