Orchidaceae
Aerangis
Aerangis luteoalba

Aerangis luteoalba var. rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) J.Stewart

First published in Kew Bull. 34: 310 (1979)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is W. Central & E. Tropical Africa to S. Ethiopia. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.
  • la Croix, I. (2014). Aerangis. Exquisite African orchids to discover, identify and grow: 1-200. Tiber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 15, 2002 Hermans [5517] K:SPC-62651.000 No
Miyawa, D. [NMK 1244] Kenya K000743814 No
Oct 7, 1966 Lacomblez [77] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Aerangis rhodosticta K000306372 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schelpe, E. Ethiopia Aerangis rhodosticta K:SPC-14079.000 No
Zenker; Staudt [434] Cameroon Aerangis rhodosticta K000306373 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images