Angraecum sesquipedale

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Angraecum
Species: Angraecum sesquipedale
Varietates: (2)
A. s. var. angustifolium – A. s. var. sesquipedale

Name

Angraecum sesquipedale Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: 66 (1822)

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Aeranthes sesquipedalis (Thouars) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 817 (1824)
- Macroplectrum sesquipedale (Thouars) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(6): 234 (1889)
- Angorchis sesquepedalis (Thouars) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 652 (1891)
- Mystacidium sesquipedale (Thouars) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 12: 47 (1904)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit 1822. Histoire Particulière des Plantes Orchidées, pl. 66 & 67.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Angraecum sesquipedale. Accessed: 2022 Feb 5.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 5. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 5. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 5. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale. Published online. Accessed: 5 Feb 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Angraecum sesquipedale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Feb 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: "Stern von Madagaskar"
English: Darwin’s orchid
español: Orquídea de Darwin
suomi: Tähtikämmekkä
français: Étoile de Madagascar
日本語: アングレカム・セスキペダレ
русский: Ангрекум полуторафутовый
svenska: Madagaskarstjärna
中文: 大彗星蘭, 长距彗星兰