Orchidaceae
Angraecum

Angraecum conchiferum Lindl.

First published in Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 205 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Liltved, W.R. & Johnson, S.D. (2012). The Cape orchids. A regional monograph of the orchids of the Cape floristic region 2: 485-1022. Sandstone editions, Cape Town.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ball, S. Afr. Epiphytic Orch.: 58 (1978).
  • Bolus, Ic. Orch. Austr-Afr. 2, t. 4 (1911).
  • J. Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 785 (1974).
  • Lindl. in Hook., Comp. Bot. Mag. 2: 205 (1837).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 229 (1968).
  • Rolfe in Fl. Cap. 5(3): 70 (1912).
  • Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centr. 36: 170 (1918).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 13: 275 (1958).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Morris, B. [54a] Malawi K:SPC-28339.000 No
[SA 327] South Africa K:SPC-32641.000 No
Morris, B. [BM5A] Malawi K:SPC-25228.000 No
Tanner, L. [T177] Tanzania K:SPC-45317.000 No
Wild, H. [3622] Zimbabwe K:SPC-11977.000 No
[8996] Zimbabwe K:SPC-42492.000 No
Rchb.f. [s.n.] K000362889 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [8268] South Africa K000362888 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, H.F. Mozambique K:SPC-10164.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

    • 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