Aerangis kirkii

Aerangis kirkii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Aerangis
Species: Aerangis kirkii

Name

Aerangis kirkii (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 188 (1918).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Angraecum bilobum var. kirkii Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 18: 488 (1882).
• Homotypic
  • Angraecum apiculatum var. kirkii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 24: 456 (1885).
  • Angraecum kirkii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 136 (1897).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique. Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1918. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 36(2): 188.

Additional references

• Joyce Stewart et al. (2006) Angrecoid Orchids. Timber Press Eds., Portland, OR, USA

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aerangis kirkii. Accessed: 2022 Dec 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aerangis kirkii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Aerangis kirkii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aerangis kirkii. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Aerangis kirkii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Kirk's Aerangis
español: Aerengis de Kirk

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