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134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30557; hybrids: 1460
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6463 Genus Cyrtorchis Schltr.; Orchideen [Schlechter] 596 (1914)
Distribution: Tropical and South Africa, incl. Gulf of Guinea Islands
Species listed in database: 20
= Homocolleticon (Summerh.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 727 (2001)
species :
Cyrtorchis acuminata (Rolfe) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 128 (1918)
Distribution: Principe Isl.; Annobon Isl.
23 ANN PRI
Remarks: very close to C. arcuata
Synonyms: hidden
= Listrostachys acuminata Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 154 (1897)
= Cyrtorchis chailluana Mildbr.; (1922) [non Schltr.]
species :
Cyrtorchis arcuata (Lindl.) Schltr.; Orchideen [Schlechter] 596 (1914)
subspecies :
subsp. arcuata
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Nigeria; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Gabon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Pemba Isl.; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 BEN GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 ANN CAF GAB PRI RWA SAO ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Angorkis arcuata (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891)
= Angorkis sedenii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 652 (1891)
= Angraecum arcuatum Lindl.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 204 (1836)
= Angraecum arcuatum Lindl. ex Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. t. 5589 (1866)
= Angraecum sedenii (Rchb.f.) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 1: 79 (1884)
= Angraecum sedenii (Rchb.f.) L.Linden & Rodigas; Lindenia 3: 81 t. 135 (1887), isonym
= Angraecum sedenii (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br.; Suppl. Johnson´s Gard. Dict. 873 (1882)
= Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. leonensis Summerh.; Kew Bull. 14: 147 (1960)
= Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. variabilis Summerh.; Kew Bull. 14: 148 (1960)
= Cyrtorchis arcuata var. variabilis (Summerh.) Geerinck; Fl. Rwanda 4: 548 (1988)
= Cyrtorchis bracteata Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 600 (1915)
= Cyrtorchis sedenii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 132 (1918)
= Listrostachys arcuata (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 907 (1864)
= Listrostachys maialis A.Chev., Summerh.; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] 2: 461 (1936)
= Listrostachys sedenii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 9: 138 (1878)
subspecies :
subsp. whytei (Rolfe) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 14: 147 (1960)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; S-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
22 GHA IVO LBR SIE TOG 23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Angraecum whytei (Rolfe) De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 19 (1916)
= Cyrtorchis arcuata var. whytei (Rolfe) Geerinck; Fl. Afrique Centr., Orchid. (2): 484 (1992)
= Cyrtorchis whytei (Rolfe) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 133 (1918)
= Listrostachys whytei Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 155 (1897)
species :
Cyrtorchis aschersonii (Kraenzl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 129 (1918)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 GHA IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Angraecum angustifolium De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 181 (1916)
= Angraecum aschersonii Kraenzl.; Mitth. Forschungsreisenden Gel. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. 2: 160 (1889)
= Angraecum subcylindrifolium De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 192 (1916)
= Cyrtorchis angustifolia (De Wild.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 128 (1918)
= Cyrtorchis subcylindrifolia (De Wild.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 132 (1918)
= Listrostachys aschersonii (Kraenzl.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 5: 48 (1892 publ. 1894)
species :
Cyrtorchis brownii (Rolfe) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 129 (1918)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; SE-Nigeria; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; W-Kenya; NE-Tanzania; Malawi
22 IVO NGA SIE 23 BIO CAF CON GAB ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Angraecum latibracteatum De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 188 (1916)
= Cyrtorchis latibracteata (De Wild.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36, II. 131 (1918)
= Homocolleticon brownii (Rolfe) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 728 (2001)
= Listrostachys brownii Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 378 (1906)
species :
Cyrtorchis chailluana (Hook.f.) Schltr.; Orchideen [Schlechter] 596 (1914)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda
22 NGA SIE TOG 23 BIO BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB RWA ZAI 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Angorkis chailluana (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891)
= Angraecum chailluanum Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 92: t. 5589 (1866)
= Angraecum crenatum Rchb.f. ex B.S.Williams; Nursery Cat. (B.S.Williams) 1870(Gen. Cat.): 17 (1870)
= Cyrtorchis crenata (Rchb.f. ex B.S.Williams) Garay; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23: 178 (1972)
= Listrostachys chailluana (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.; Flora 68: 381 (1885)
species :
Cyrtorchis crassifolia Schltr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exped. 1911-1912 2: 250 (1916)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; ?Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; ?Mozambique
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Homocolleticon crassifolia (Schltr.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 727 (2001)
species :
Cyrtorchis erythraeae (Rolfe) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 130 (1918)
Distribution: SW-Ethiopia; N-Eritrea
24 ERI ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Listrostachys erythraea Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 155 (1897)
species :
Cyrtorchis glaucifolia Summerh.; Kew Bull. 20: 193 (1966)
Distribution: NC-Mozambique
26 MOZ
species :
Cyrtorchis guillaumetii (Pérez-Vera) R.Rice; Prelim. Checklist & Survey Subtrib. Aerangidinae (Orchidac.) 27 (2005)
Distribution: Ivory Coast
22 IVO
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyrtorchis brownii var. guillaumetii Pérez-Vera; Orchidées Côte D´Ivoire 250 (2003)
species :
Cyrtorchis hamata (Rolfe) Schltr.; Orchideen [Schlechter] 596 (1914)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; S-Cameroon; Gabon
22 GHA IVO NGA 23 CMN GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Listrostachys hamata Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 9: 61 (1901), nom. prov., et Bot. Mag. 132: t. 8074 (1906)
species :
Cyrtorchis henriquesiana (Ridl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 131 (1918)
Distribution: Principe Isl.; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
23 EQG GAB PRI
Synonyms: hidden
= Aerangis henriquesiana (Ridl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 117 (1918)
= Angraecum henriquesianum (Ridl.) Rolfe; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 1896(II): 466 (1896)
= Angraecum henriquesianum Ridl.; Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 231 (1887)
= Homocolleticon henriquesiana (Ridl.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 727 (2001)
= Listrostachys henriquesiana (Ridl.) Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 157 (1897)
species :
Cyrtorchis injoloensis (De Wild.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 131 (1918)
Distribution: S-Gabon; NW-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; NE-Tanzania
23 GAB ZAI 25 TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Angraecum ealaense De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 185 (1916)
= Angraecum injoloense De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 187 (1916)
= Cyrtorchis ealaensis (De Wild.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 130 (1918)
= Homocolleticon injoloensis (De Wild.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 727 (2001)
species :
Cyrtorchis letouzeyi Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 722 (2001)
Distribution: Cameroon; N-Gabon; SW-Central African Republic
23 CAF CMN GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyrtorchis helicocalcar Bellone; Richardiana 1(3): 119 (2001)
species :
Cyrtorchis monteiroae (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Orchideen [Schlechter] 596 (1914)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Principe Isl.; São Tomé; Annobon Isl.; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Angola
22 GHA IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 ANN CAF CMN CON EQG GAB PRI SAO ZAI 25 UGA 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Angraecum antennatum Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 61 (1893)
= Cyrtorchis droogmansiana (De Wild.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36, II. 130 (1918)
= Homocolleticon monteiroae (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 728 (2001)
= Listrostachys droogmansiana De Wild.; Belgique Colon. 8: 426 (1902)
= Listrostachys monteiroae Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 76 (1876)
species :
Cyrtorchis neglecta Summerh.; Kew Bull. 14: 149 (1960)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN
species :
Cyrtorchis okuensis Droissart, Azandi & M.Simo; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 154(3): 486 (2021)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea
22 NGA 23 CMN EQG
species :
Cyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh.; Kew Bull. [3]: 279 (1948)
subspecies :
subsp. praetermissa
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; SW-Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces)
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Homocolleticon praetermissa (Summerh.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 727 (2001)
subspecies :
subsp. zuluensis (E.R.Harrison) Linder; Kew Bull. 44(2): 319 (1989)
Distribution: South Africa (Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Cyrtorchis praetermissa var. zuluensis E.R.Harrison; Epiphytic Orchids S. Africa 75 (1972), without latin descr., et J. S. African Bot. 38(4): 299 (1972)
= Homocolleticon praetermissa var. zuluensis (E.R.Harrison) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 727 (2001)
species :
Cyrtorchis ringens (Rchb.f.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 13: 87 (1958)
Distribution: Senegal; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
22 GHA IVO LBR NGA SEN SIE 23 BIO CMN CON EQG GAB RWA SAO ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Angraecum bistortum Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 75 (1893)
= Angraecum buchholzianum Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 334 (1886)
= Angraecum ringens (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br.; Suppl. Johnson´s Gard. Dict. 873 (1882)
= Cyrtorchis belloneorum Chiron; Richardiana 1(2): 77 (2001)
= Cyrtorchis bistorta (Rolfe) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36, II. 129 (1918)
= Cyrtorchis buchholziana (Kraenzl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36, II. 129 (1918)
= Cyrtorchis hookeri (Rolfe) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36, II. 131 (1918)
= Homocolleticon ringens (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroun 36: 728 (2001)
= Listrostachys bistorta (Rolfe) Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 155 (1897)
= Listrostachys buchholziana (Kraenzl.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 5(2): 48 (1895)
= Listrostachys hookeri Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7: 154 (1897)
= Listrostachys ignoti Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 395 (1914)
= Listrostachys ringens Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 10: 266 (1878)
species :
Cyrtorchis seretii (De Wild.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 132 (1918)
Distribution: W-Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; N-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda
23 CAF CMN GAB ZAI 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Angraecum seretii De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 191 (1916)
species :
Cyrtorchis submontana Stévart, Droissart & Azandi; Phytotaxa 267(3): 183 (2016)
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea
23 BIO CMN EQG
Synonyms: hidden
= Homocolleticon submontana (Stévart, Droissart & Azandi) Szlach. & Grochocka; Orchid. W.-Centr. Africa 3: 268 (2021)
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