|
Aerangis Fastuosa
''Aerangis'', abbreviated as Aergs in horticultural trade, is a genus of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae). The name of this genus has been derived from the Greek words 'aer' (air) and 'angos' (urn), referring to the form of the lip. It is the type genus of the subtribe Aerangidinae, which has recently been subsumed in the subtribe Angraecinae. Approximately 50 species in this genus are known mostly from tropical Africa, but also from the Comoro Islands, Madagascar and Sri Lanka. Species are usually epiphytic, sometimes lithophytic small orchids, resembling ''Vanda''s 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 Labellum (botany), 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labellum (botany)
In botany, the labellum (or lip) is the part of the flower of an orchid or '' Canna'', or other less-known genera, that serves to attract insects, which pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for them. ''Labellum'' (plural: ''labella'') is the Latin diminutive of ''labrum'', meaning lip. The labellum is a modified petal and can be distinguished from the other petals and from the sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 Etymology The term ''sepalum'' ...s by its large size and its often irregular shape. It is not unusual for the other two petals of an orchid flower to look like the sepals, so that the labellum stands out as distinct. Bailey, L. H. ''Gentes Herbarum: Canna x orchiodes''. (Ithaca), 1 (3): 120 (1923); Khoshoo, T. N. & Guha, I. ''Origin and Evolution of Cultivated Cannas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurychone
''Eurychone'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The genus was founded in 1918 by Rudolf Schlechter Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids. He went on botanical expeditions in Africa, Indonesia, New Guinea, South and Central America an .... It contains two known species, both native to tropical Africa. *'' Eurychone galeandrae'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - from Ivory Coast to Angola *'' Eurychone rothschildiana'' (O'Brien) Schltr. - from Liberia to Uganda References * * Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press. * Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press. * Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press * Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diaphananthe
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. Species *'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck *'' Diaphananthe bidens'' (Afzel. ex Sw.) Schltr. *'' Diaphananthe bueae'' (Schltr.) Schltr. *'' Diaphananthe ceriflora'' J.B.Petersen *'' Diaphananthe delepierreana'' J.-P.Lebel & Geerinck *'' Diaphananthe divitiflora'' (Kraenzl.) Schltr. *'' Diaphananthe dorotheae'' (Rendle) Summerh. *'' Diaphananthe eggelingii'' P.J.Cribb *'' Diaphananthe fragrantissima'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. *'' Diaphananthe gabonensis'' (Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward *'' Diaphananthe garayana'' Szlach. & Olszewski *'' Diaphananthe ichneumonea'' (Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward *'' Diaphananthe lanceolata'' (Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward *'' Diaphananthe lecomtei'' (Finet) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward *'' Diaphananthe letouzeyi'' (Szlach. & Olszewski) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward *'' Diaphananthe lorifo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angraecum
''Angraecum'', also known as comet orchid, is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. It contains 223 species. Etymology Despite the genus's distribution being largely confined to Africa and its offshore islands, the genus name is a latinization of the Indonesian and Malay word anggrek ("orchid"), itself ultimately from Javanese ꦲꦔ꧀ꦒꦿꦺꦏ꧀ (anggrék, "orchid"). Description Angraecums are quite varied vegetatively and florally, and are adapted to dry tropical woodland habitat and have quite fleshy leaves as a consequence. Most are epiphytes, but a few are lithophytes. The long-lasting flowers are racemose and grow from the leaf axils. They are mostly white, but a few are yellow, green or ochre. They all have a long spur at the back of the labellum (lip). In the case of '' Angraecum sesquipedale'', a species from Madagascar, on observing the spur in the lip, Charles Darwin made the hypothesis that, since th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amesiella
''Amesiella'' is a genus of orchids Endemism, endemic to the Island of Luzon, in the Philippines. Taxonomy Previously it was believed that the species of this genus belonged to the genus ''Angraecum'' within the subtribe Angraecinae. The genus is named for Oakes Ames (botanist), Oakes Ames (1874-1950), founder of the orchid herbarium at Harvard University. Description These short-stemmed, miniature epiphytes form elliptic, coriaceous, distichous leaves. White flowers with pronounces spurs, indicating moth pollination, are formed on short, axillary racemes. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3) Alec M. Pridgeon / Phillip J. Cribb / Mark W. Chase / Finn N. Rasmussen 2014 OUP Oxford ISBN 978-0-19-100389-9 Species As of May 2014, three species were recognized: * ''Amesiella minor'' Senghas (1999) * ''Amesiella monticola'' Cootes & D.P.Banks (1998) * ''Amesiella philippinensis'' (Ames) Garay (1972) References External links * * Amesiella, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangaeris
''Rangaeris'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, naive to sub-Saharan Africa. Species Species accepted as of June 2014: # '' Rangaeris amaniensis'' ( Kraenzl.) Summerh., 1949 - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe # '' Rangaeris longicaudata'' ( Rolfe) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, 1936 - Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon # '' Rangaeris muscicola'' (Rchb.f.) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, 1936 - widespread from Liberia to Tanzania to South Africa # '' Rangaeris schliebenii'' ( Mansf.) P.J.Cribb, 1989 - Tanzania # '' Rangaeris trilobata'' Summerh., 1936 - Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe See also * List of Orchidaceae genera This is a list of genera in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
