Ancistrochilus

Ancistrochilus thomsonianus
Typus of Ancistrochilus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Ancistrochilus

Overview of species (2)

A. rothschildianus – A. thomsonianus

Name

Ancistrochilus Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 44 (1897)

• Type species: Ancistrochilus thomsonianus (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 44 (1897)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Uganda. West Tropical Africa Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 120 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Rolfe, R.A. 1897. Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 44.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ancistrochilus. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ancistrochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ancistrochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ancistrochilus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ancistrochilus. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ancistrochilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Анцистрохилус
коми: Анцистрохилус
мокшень: Анцистрохилус
олык марий: Анцистрохилус
кырык мары: Анцистрохилус
удмурт: Анцистрохилус
中文: 钩唇兰属

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