Orchidaceae
Angraecum
Angraecum eburneum

Angraecum eburneum subsp. superbum (Thouars) H.Perrier

First published in Fl. Madagasc. 49(2): 315 (1941)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a lithophytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hermans, J., Cribb, P.J. & Pailler, T. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(2): 1-511. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris. [Cited as Angraecum eburneum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Madagascar K:SPC-47733.000 No
Renvoize, S.A. Seychelles K:SPC-44480.000 No
Comoros Angraecum comorense K:SPC-53974.000 No
Angraecum comorense K:SPC-14097.000 No
Schmidt [154] Angraecum comorense K000306571 Type Yes
Lance, K. [69] Madagascar Angraecum superbum K:SPC-72585.000 No
Angraecum superbum K:SPC-06821.000 No
Angraecum superbum K:SPC-14109.000 No
Angraecum superbum K:SPC-22637.000 No
Du Puy, B.; Du Puy, D; Labat, J.N.; Rakouth, B. [MB670] Madagascar Angraecum superbum K:SPC-64486.000 No

Sources

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images