Rangaeris

Rangaeris is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, naive to sub-Saharan Africa.[1]

Rangaeris
Rangaeris muscicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Rangaeris
(Schltr.) Summerh.
Synonyms[1]
  • Leptocentrum Schltr.
  • Barombiella Szlach.

Species

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

  1. Rangaeris amaniensis (Kraenzl.) Summerh., 1949 - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
  2. Rangaeris longicaudata (Rolfe) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, 1936 - Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon
  3. Rangaeris muscicola (Rchb.f.) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, 1936 - widespread from Liberia to Tanzania to South Africa
  4. Rangaeris schliebenii (Mansf.) P.J.Cribb, 1989 - Tanzania
  5. Rangaeris trilobata Summerh., 1936 - Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe

See also

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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