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Accepted names, synonyms, and the changing understanding of a remarkable orchid genus.
Taxonomy
Angraecum is a genus of about 220 orchid species native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarenes and Sri Lanka. Accepted names, synonyms and sectional placement are catalogued by Kew’s Plants of the World…
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Angraecum is an accepted orchid genus first described by Bory in 1804; many historic generic names (e.g., Aerobion, Angorchis, Macroplectrum) are now treated as synonyms, and individual species often carry multiple homotypic…
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Angraecum is a genus of monopodial orchids in the tribe Vandeae (subtribe Angraecinae) that includes roughly 220–230 species native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands and parts of South Asia. The…
Read the article: What Is Angraecum? A Guide to the Genus and Its OrchidsTaxonomy
Angraecum and Aerangis are separate genera within the same angraecoid subtribe. They differ in rostellum shape, typical spur length, species richness and geographic focus—Angraecum is larger and more widely distributed, while Aerangis…
Read the article: Angraecum vs. Aerangis: How to Compare the Two GeneraMEET THE ORCHIDS BEHIND THE STORIES
Explore names, native ranges, and the details that make each species its own.