Aerangis luteoalba
Appearance
Aerangis luteoalba | |
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Aerangis luteoalba var. rhodosticta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Aerangis |
Species: | A. luteoalba
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Binomial name | |
Aerangis luteoalba | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Aerangis luteoalba is a species of epiphytic orchid native to eastern and central Africa. This species includes 2 currently recognized varieties:[1]
- Aerangis luteoalba var. luteoalba - Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Aerangis luteoalba var. rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) J. Stewart (1979) (synonyms: Angraecum rhodostictum Kraenzl. (1896) (Basionym), Angorchis rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) Kuntze (1903), Angraecum albidorubrum De Wild. (1916), Aerangis rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) Schltr. (1918), Aerangis albidorubra (De Wild.) Schltr. (1918), Angraecum mirabile auct. (1923)) - Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Aerangis luteoalba". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.