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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 Date supplied Infra. rec.
Aerangis alcicornis (Rchb.f.) Garay Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis appendiculata (De Wild.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis arachnopus (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis articulata (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis biloba (Lindl.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis bouarensis Chiron Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis brachycarpa (A.Rich.) Durand & Schinz Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis calantha (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis carnea J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis × chirioana Bellone & Chiron Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis citrata (Thouars) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis collum-cygni Summerh. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis concavipetala H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis confusa J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis coriacea Summerh. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis cryptodon (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis decaryana H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis descendens Rchb. f. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Aerangis distincta J.Stewart & la Croix Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis ellisii (B.S.Williams) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis englerianum Schltr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Aerangis fastuosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis flexuosa (Ridl.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis fuscata (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis gracillima (Kraenzl.) J.C.Arends & J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis gravenreuthii (Kraenzl.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis hologlottis (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis hyaloides (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis jacksonii J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis kirkii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis kotschyana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis luteoalba (Kraenzl.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Aerangis macrocentra (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis maireae la Croix & J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis megaphylla Summerh. ex Mildbr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis modesta (Hook.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis monantha Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis montana J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis mooreana (Rolfe ex Sander) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis mystacidii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis oligantha Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis pallidiflora H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis phalaenopsis Schltr. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Aerangis × primulina (Rolfe) H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis pulchella (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis punctata J.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis rostellaris (Rchb.f.) H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis seegeri Senghas Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis somalensis (Schltr.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis spiculata (Finet) Senghas Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis splendida J.Stewart & la Croix Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis stelligera Summerh. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis stylosa (Rolfe) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis thomsonii (Rolfe) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis ugandensis Summerh. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1

Statistics

The Plant List includes 190 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Aerangis. Of these 53 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 9 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 190 species names for the genus Aerangis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 53 27.9%
Synonym 134 70.5%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 3 1.6%

All names

The status of the 199 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Aerangis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 55 27.6%
Synonym 141 70.9%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 3 1.5%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 190 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Aerangis, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 53 133 0 0 186 97.9%
Medium confidence 0 1 0 0 1 0.5%
Low confidence 0 0 0 3 3 1.6%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Aerangis is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 1 0 3 0 4 2.1%
WCSP 53 133 0 0 0 186 97.9%