Orchidaceae
Aerangis

Aerangis carnea J.Stewart

First published in Kew Bull. 34: 271 (1979)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to Malawi. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania

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.
  • la Croix, I. (2014). Aerangis. Exquisite African orchids to discover, identify and grow: 1-200. Tiber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • la Croix, I. (2014). Aerangis. Exquisite African orchids to discover, identify and grow: 1-200. Tiber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • J. Stewart in Kew Bulletin 34: 271 (1979).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 28, 1984 Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [496] Malawi K000316970 Yes
Feb 22, 1983 Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [279] Malawi K000316963 No
Mar 14, 1979 Leedal, G.P. [922] Tanzania K000316962 No
Feb 9, 1971 Cunningham, A.M. [s.n.] Tanzania K000306320 Holotype Yes
Elias, D. [s.n.] Malawi K000316965 No
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [496] Malawi K:SPC-46700.000 No
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [496] Malawi K:SPC-46733.000 No
la Croix, E.A.S.; La Croix, I.F. [911] Malawi K000316967 No
Elias, D. Malawi K:SPC-46715.000 No
Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumbi, L.B. [11377] Tanzania K000316964 Yes
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [755] Malawi K000316968 No
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [845] Malawi K000316969 No
Leedal, G.P. [6216] Tanzania K000316966 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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    • 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