Biology:Aerangis luteoalba

Short description: Species of orchid

Aerangis luteoalba
Aerangis luteoalba var. rhodosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Aerangis
Species:	A. luteoalba
Binomial name
Aerangis luteoalba (Kraenzl.) Schltr. (1918)
Synonyms
Angraecum luteoalbum Kraenzl. (1895) (Basionym) Rhaphidorhynchus luteoalbus (Kraenzl.) Finet (1907)

Aerangis luteoalba is a species of epiphytic orchid native to eastern and central Africa. This species includes 2 currently recognized varieties:

• Aerangis luteoalba var. luteoalba - Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Aerangis luteoalba var. rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) J. Stewart (1979) (synonyms: Angraecum rhodostictum Kraenzl. (1896) (Basionym), Angorchis rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) Kuntze (1903), Angraecum albidorubrum De Wild. (1916), Aerangis rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) Schltr. (1918), Aerangis albidorubra (De Wild.) Schltr. (1918), Angraecum mirabile auct. (1923)) - Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3623868 entry