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Aeranthes are found in Madagascar, the Comoros, and Eastern Africa and have 44 species. This genus was established in 1824 by John Lindley. The type species that he used to establish the genus is Aeranthes Grandiflora pictured above. It has 2 pollina each with it's own viscidium in hyaline transluscent flowers that have a spurred column foot borne on wiry scapes. They have distichous leaves with no psuedobulbs, a 1 to many flowered, pendulous infloresence with green, yellow and rarely white flowers.

Aeranthes Species List

    The species list below was composed with information from the following sources.

    The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by Alec Pridgeon. Published by the Timber Press

    The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species By Bechtel, Cribb and Launert, Published by The MIT Press

    An Introduction to the Cultivated Angraecoid Orchids of Madagascar by Hillerman and Holst Published by the Timber Press

  1. adenopoda H.Perr
    2. -Madagascar
  2. aemula Scltr.
    3. -Madagascar
  3. africana J. Stewart
    4. -Africa
  4. albidiflora Toill.-Gen.,Ursch.& Bosser
    5. -Madagascar
  5. ambrensis Toill.-Gen.,Ursch.& Bosser
    6. -Madagascar
  6. angustidens H.Perr
    7. -Madagascar
  7. antennphora H.Perr
    8. -Madagascar
  8. arachnites Lindl.
    9. -Mascarene Islands
  9. bathieana Scltr.
    10. -Madagascar
  10. biauriculata H.Perr
    11. -Madagascar
  11. brevivaginans H.Perr
    12. -Madagascar
  12. carnosa Toill.-Gen.,Ursch.& Bosser
    13. -Madagascar
  13. caudata Rolfe
    14. - Closely related to A. grandiflora but it's inflorescences are pendulous and multiflowered with smaller translucent green flowers-Madagascar
  14. crassifolia Scltr.
    15. -Madagascar
  15. denticulata Toill.-Gen.,Ursch.& Bosser
    16. -Madagascar
  16. dentiens Rchb. f.
    17. -Madagascar
  17. ecalcarata H.Perr
    18. -Madagascar
  18. filipes Scltr.
    19. -Madagascar
  19. grandiflora Lindl.
    20. - closely related to A. caudata but has only 1-2 larger flowers and A. Ramosa which has smaller yellow green flowers with a cylindrical spur - Madagascar - Alt 0-1200m - Epiphyte - Humid forests
  20. henrici Scltr.
    21. - Madagascar - Alt 0-1000m - large epiphyte - humid forests

    var. isaloensis H.Perr

  21. interinensis H.Perr
    22. -Madagascar
  22. laxiflora Scltr.
    23. -Madagascar
  23. leandriana Bosser
    24. -Madagascar
  24. longipes Scltr.
    25. -Madagascar
  25. moratii Bosser
    26. -Madagascar
  26. multinodis Bosser
    27. -Madagascar
  27. neoperrieri Toill.-Gen.,Ursch.& Bosser
    28. -Madagascar
  28. nidus Scltr.
    29. -Madagascar
  29. orophila
    30. -Madagascar
  30. orthopoda Toill.-Gen.,Ursch.& Bosser
    31. -Madagascar
  31. parvula Scltr.
    32. -Madagascar
  32. peyrotii Bosser
    33. -Madagascar
  33. polyaqnthemus Ridl.
    34. -Madagascar
  34. psuedonidus H.Perr
    35. -Madagascar
  35. pusilla Scltr.
    36. -Madagascar
  36. ramosa Rolfe
    37. - Closely related to A. grandiflora but has smaller yellow green flowers with a cylindrical spur - Malagasy - Flowers in Summer to Winter - Baskets

    ~ var orthopoda

  37. sambiranoensis Scltr.
    38. -Madagascar
  38. sclecteri Bosser
    39. -Madagascar
  39. setiformis Garay
    40. -Madagascar
  40. setipes Scltr.
    41. -Madagascar
  41. subramosa Garay
    42. -Madagascar
  42. tenella Bosser
    43. -Madagascar
  43. tricalcarata H.Perr
    44. -Madagascar
  44. tropophila Bosser
    45. -Madagascar

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