''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to '' Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to

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Species

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Angraecopsis amaniensis ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Summerh. - from Kenya to Zimbabwe and Mozambique * ''

Angraecopsis breviloba ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Summerh. - Kenya and Tanzania * '' Angraecopsis cryptantha'' P.J.Cribb - Cameroon * ''

Angraecopsis dolabriformis ''Angraecopsis dolabriformis'' is an extinct species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. The sole known specimen was found in São Tomé. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and bi ...

'' (Rolfe) Schltr. - São Tomé * '' Angraecopsis elliptica'' Summerh. - from Ivory Coast to Uganda * '' Angraecopsis gassneri'' G.Will. - Zambia * ''

Angraecopsis gracillima ''Angraecopsis gracillima'' is an epiphytic species of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is found in Kenya, Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of ...

'' (Rolfe) Summerh. - from Uganda to Zambia * ''

Angraecopsis hallei ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Szlach. & Olszewski - Gabon * ''

Angraecopsis holochila ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Summerh. -Uganda and Ethiopia * '' Angraecopsis ischnopus'' (Schltr.) Schltr. - Bioko, Guiana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cameroon * '' Angraecopsis lisowskii'' Szlach. & Olszewski - Cameroon * ''

Angraecopsis lovettii ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' P.J.Cribb - Tanzania * ''

Angraecopsis macrophylla ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Summerh. - Ivory Coast, Uganda, Ethiopia * ''

Angraecopsis malawiensis ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' P.J.Cribb in I.F.la Croix - Malawi and Tanzania * ''

Angraecopsis parva ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' (P.J.Cribb) P.J.Cribb - Malawi and Tanzania * ''

Angraecopsis parviflora ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' (Thouars) Schltr. - Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion * ''

Angraecopsis pobeguinii ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' (Finet) H.Perrier - Njazidja * ''

Angraecopsis pusilla ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Summerh. - Zaire (Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) * ''

Angraecopsis tenerrima ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Kraenzl. - Tanzania * ''

Angraecopsis thomensis ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' Stévart & P.J.Cribb - - São Tomé * ''

Angraecopsis tridens ''Angraecopsis tridens'' is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It ...

'' (Lindl.) Schltr. - Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon * ''

Angraecopsis trifurca ''Angraecopsis'' is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to ''Angraecum'' species. ''Angraecopsis'' are native to Africa, Madagasca ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Comoros

References

* Vandeae genera Orchids of Madagascar Orchids of Réunion Flora of Mauritius Flora of the Comoros Orchids of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin {{Vandeae-stub