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Aerangis fastuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Vandeae Subtribe: Aerangidinae Genus: Aerangis Rchb.f.
Species
See text.

Aerangis Rchb f., 1865, is a genus of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae) (subfamily Vandoideae, tribe Vandeae, subtribe Aerangidinae). Image File history File links Aerangis_fastuosa_001. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders Base Monocots: Acorus Alismatales Asparagales Dioscoreales Liliales Pandanales Family Petrosaviaceae Commelinids: Arecales Commelinales Poales Zingiberales Family Dasypogonaceae The Monocotyledons or monocots are an extremely important group of flowering plants, dominating great parts of the earth and with many economically important plants. ... Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ... Subfamilies Apostasioideae Cypripedioideae Epidendroideae Orchidoideae Vanilloideae For genera, see list of Orchidaceae genera. ... Tribes See text The Epidendroideae, or epidendroid orchids, are a subfamily of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). ... Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (Leipzig 1823-1889) was an ornithologist, botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century. ... Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (Leipzig 1823-1889) was an ornithologist, botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. ... Subfamilies Apostasioideae Cypripedioideae Epidendroideae Orchidoideae Vanilloideae For genera, see list of Orchidaceae genera. ...

The name of this genus has been derived from the Greek words 'aer' (air) and 'angos' (urn), referring to the form of the lip.

Approximately 50 species in this genus are known mostly from tropical Africa, but also from the Comoros Islands, Madagascar and Sri Lanka. These include: A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... The Union of Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is an independent country at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. ...

• Aerangis curnowiana : Pearl of Madagascar
• Aerangis punctata : Pearl of Madagascar
• Aerangis luteoalba var. rhodosticta: Pheasant-eye Orchid

Species are usually epiphytic, sometimes lithophytic small orchids, resembling Vandas in appearance. Their large, waxy, star-shaped flowers are generally white, cream-colored or yellow. They show a long, nectar-filled spur, often longer than the flower itself. There is a single stem with many flowers on a long raceme. The lip is flat and resembles the petals and sepals. They give off an agreeable smell during the night. There are six to ten parallel-veined, fleshy, evergreen leaves. An example of an epiphyte assemblage of orchids and bromeliads in a garden setting The term epiphyte refers to any plant that grows upon or attached to another living plant. ... A lithophytic plant is one that grows on rocks, deriving much of its nutrition from rainfall and detritus under its roots. ... Species See text Vanda W. Jones ex R. Br. ... The Labellum (or Lip) is a part of an orchid. ... A petal is one member or part of the corolla of a flower. ... Flower of the Primrose Willowherb (Ludwigia octovalvis) showing petals and sepals A sepal is one member or part of the calyx of a flower. ...

These orchids are not often found in collections, even though they are rather easy to grow.

Species

• Aerangis alcicornis (Rwanda to Mozambique)
• Aerangis appendiculata : (SW. Tanzania to S. Trop. Africa)
• Aerangis arachnopus : (Trop. Africa)
• Aerangis articulata (Comoros, Madagascar) - epiphyte
• Aerangis biloba (W. & WC. Trop. Africa)
• Aerangis bouarensis (Central African Rep.)
• Aerangis brachycarpa (Eritrea to S. Trop. Africa) - epiphyte
• Aerangis calantha (Ivory Coast to Angola and Tanzania) - epiphyte
• Aerangis carnea (SW. Tanzania to Malawi).
• Aerangis × chirioana (Cameroon).
• Aerangis citrata (Madagascar)
• Aerangis collum-cygni (WC. Trop. Africa to Tanzania and Zambia).
• Aerangis concavipetala (NW. Madagascar)
• Aerangis confusa (Kenya to N. Tanzania).
• Aerangis coriacea (Kenya to N. Tanzania)
• Aerangis cryptodon (Comoros, Madagascar) - epiphyte
• Aerangis curnowiana (C. Madagascar)
• Aerangis decaryana (SW. Madagascar).
• Aerangis distincta (Malawi)
• Aerangis ellisii (Madagascar)
  • Aerangis ellisii var. ellisii (Madagascar).
  • Aerangis ellisii var. grandiflora (C. & E. Madagascar).
• Aerangis fastuosa (Madagascar) - epiphyte
• Aerangis flexuosa (São Tomé).
• Aerangis fuscata (Madagascar)
• Aerangis gracillima (Cameroon to Gabon) - epiphyte
• Aerangis gravenreuthii (Bioko, Cameroon, Tanzania (Uluguru Mts.).
• Aerangis hologlottis (SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar), Mozambique, Sri Lanka).
• Aerangis hyaloides (E. Madagascar)
• Aerangis jacksonii (Uganda)
• Aerangis kirkii (Kenya to S. Africa).
• Aerangis kotschyana (Trop. Africa to KwaZulu-Natal) - epiphyte
• Aerangis luteoalba (WC. & E. Trop. Africa to Ethiopia) - epiphyte
  • Aerangis luteoalba var. luteoalba (Congo to SW. Uganda) - epiphyte
  • Aerangis luteoalba var. rhodosticta (WC. & E. Trop. Africa to Ethiopia) - epiphyte
• Aerangis macrocentra (Madagascar)
• Aerangis maireae (Tanzania).
• Aerangis megaphylla (Annobón, Central African Rep.)
• Aerangis modesta (Comoros, N. Madagascar).
• Aerangis montana (SW. Tanzania to Zambia).
• Aerangis mooreana (Comoros, NW. Madagascar)
• Aerangis mystacidii (SW. Tanzania to S. Africa).
• Aerangis oligantha (*SW. Tanzania to N. Malawi).
• Aerangis pallidiflora (N. & NE. Madagascar)
• Aerangis × primulina (Madagascar).
• Aerangis pulchella (NW. Madagascar).
• Aerangis punctata (C. Madagascar)
• Aerangis rostellaris (Comoros, N. Madagascar).
• Aerangis somalensis (Ethiopia)
• Aerangis spiculata (Comoros, Madagascar).
• Aerangis splendida (Malawi, Zambia).
• Aerangis stelligera (WC. Trop. Africa).
• Aerangis thomsonii (Ethiopia to E. Trop. Africa).
• Aerangis ugandensis (E. Zaire to Kenya) - epiphyte
• Aerangis verdickii (Rwanda to S. Trop. Africa)
  • Aerangis verdickii var. rusituensis.(E. Zimbabwe)
  • Aerangis verdickii var. verdickii (Rwanda to S. Trop. Africa)

External links

• Aerangis citrata