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Aerangis

The genus Aerangis is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Aerangis

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Aerangis alcicornis (Rchb.f.) Garay Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis appendiculata (De Wild.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis arachnopus (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis articulata (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis biloba (Lindl.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis bouarensis Chiron Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis brachycarpa (A.Rich.) Durand & Schinz Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis calantha (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis carnea J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis × chirioana Bellone & Chiron Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis citrata (Thouars) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis collum-cygni Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis concavipetala H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis confusa J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis coriacea Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis cryptodon (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis decaryana H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis distincta J.Stewart & la Croix Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis ellisii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis fastuosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis flexuosa (Ridl.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis fuscata (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis gracillima (Kraenzl.) J.C.Arends & J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis gravenreuthii (Kraenzl.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis hologlottis (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis hyaloides (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis jacksonii J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis kirkii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis kotschyana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis luteoalba (Kraenzl.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis macrocentra (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis maireae la Croix & J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis megaphylla Summerh. ex Mildbr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis modesta (Hook.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis monantha Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis montana J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis mooreana (Rolfe ex Sander) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis mystacidii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis oligantha Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis pallidiflora H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis × primulina (Rolfe) H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis pulchella (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis punctata J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis rostellaris (Rchb.f.) H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis seegeri Senghas Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis somalensis (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis spiculata (Finet) Senghas Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis splendida J.Stewart & la Croix Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis stelligera Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis stylosa (Rolfe) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis thomsonii (Rolfe) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis ugandensis Summerh. Accepted H WCSP
Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 113 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Aerangis. Of these 53 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 4 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Aerangis. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 113 species names for the genus Aerangis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 53 46.9%
◕ Synonym 57 50.4%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 3 2.7%

All names

The status of the 117 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Aerangis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 56 47.9%
◕ Synonym 58 49.6%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 3 2.6%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 113 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Aerangis, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 53 54 0 0 107 94.7%
Medium confidence 0 1 0 0 1 0.9%
Low confidence 0 2 0 3 5 4.4%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Aerangis, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 1 0 3 0 4 3.5%
WCSP 53 56 0 0 0 109 96.5%