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)
134.6441
Genus
Aeranthes Lindl.; Bot. Reg. t. 817 (1824)
Distribution: mainly Madagascar, few Mascarenes, 1 tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 45
species :
Aeranthes adenopoda
H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 46 (1938)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toamasina); La Réunion
29 MDG REU
Conservation Status: endangered in Reunion (3 localities only)
species :
Aeranthes aemula
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 274 (1925)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana, Antananarivo)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes biauriculata H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 161 (1951)
species :
Aeranthes africana
J.Stewart; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 47(8): 720 (1978)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
species :
Aeranthes albidiflora
Toill.-Gen., Ursch & Bosser; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 205 (1960)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes ambrensis
Toill.-Gen., Ursch & Bosser; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 209 (1960)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes angustidens
H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 44 (1938)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toamasina)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes antennophora
H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 45 (1938)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes arachnites
(Thouars) Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 22: t. 817 (1836)
Distribution: Mauritius; La Réunion; Rodrigues
29 MAU REU ROD
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes arachnites var. balfourii S.Moore; Fl. Mauritius [J.G.Baker] 353 (1877)
= Aeranthes hermannii Frapp.; Fl. Réunion [Cordemoy] (1895) 193
= Dendrobium arachnites Thouars; Hist. Orchid. t. 88 (1822)
species :
Aeranthes bathieana
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 275 (1925)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes bigibba
Hermans & Rajaov.; Orchids (West Palm Beach) 92(11): 839 (2023)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes campbelliae
Hermans & Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 25(2): 215 (2003)
Distribution: Comores (Grande Comore)
29 COM
species :
Aeranthes carnosa
Toill.-Gen., Ursch & Bosser; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 209 (1960)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes caudata
Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 149 (1901)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo, Antsiranana, Toamasina); Comores (Grande Comore)
29 COM MDG
Remarks: not in the Mascarenes fide Hermans et al. 2023
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes imerinensis H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 44 (1938)
species :
Aeranthes crassifolia
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 276 (1925)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes denticulata
Toill.-Gen., Ursch & Bosser; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 207 (1960)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toamasina)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes dentiens
Rchb.f.; Flora 68: 381 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar; Comores
29 COM MDG
Remarks: not in the Mascarenes fide Hermans et al. 2023
Synonyms: hidden
= Mystacidium dentiens (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afr. [Durand & Schinz] 5: 52 (1892 publ. 1894)
species :
Aeranthes ecalcarata
H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 40 (1938)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes filipes
Schltr.; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 1: 185 (1913)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes grandiflora
Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 10: t. 817 (1824)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana, Toamasina); Comores
29 COM MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes brachycentron Regel; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 11: 303 (1890), Aer. & Gartenflora 323 (1891)
species :
Aeranthes laxiflora
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 279 (1925)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes leandriana
Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 11(1): 83 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes moratii
Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 11(1): 87 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes multinodis
Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 11(1): 81 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes neoperrieri
Toill.-Gen., Ursch & Bosser; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 212 (1960)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toamasina)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes nidus
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 281 (1925)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes pseudonidus H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 47 (1938)
species :
Aeranthes orophila
Toill.-Gen.; Naturaliste Malgache 10: 19 (1959)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes orthopoda
Toill.-Gen., Ursch & Bosser; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 16: 212 (1960)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes parkesii
G.Will.; Kirkia 13(2): 250 (1990)
Distribution: E-Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
species :
Aeranthes parvula
Schltr.; Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, Sér. 3, 1: 186 (1913)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes peyrotii
Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 11(1): 89 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes polyanthemus
Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 121 (1886)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes ramosa
Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 9(no. 107): 352 (1901), et Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906(3): 87 (1906)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo, Toamasina, Mahajanga)
29 MDG
Remarks: not in the Mascarenes fide Hermans et al. 2023
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes brevivaginans H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 42 (1938)
= Aeranthes membranacea Sander; Sander´s Orch. Guide 37 (1901)
= Aeranthes vespertilio Cogn.; Dict. Icon. Orchid., Aeranthes: t. 2 (1902), nom. illeg.
species :
Aeranthes rhopalastra
Ramadimbisoa & Verlynde; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 47(2): 14 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toamasina)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes rhytophora
Ramadimbisoa & Verlynde; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 47(2): 9 (2025)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toamasina)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes robusta
Senghas; Orchidee (Hamburg) 38(1): 5 (1987)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo, Toamasina)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes sambiranoensis
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 284 (1925)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes setiformis
Garay; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23(4): 157 (1972), nom. nov.
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes pusilla Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 282 (1925), nom. illeg.
species :
Aeranthes setipes
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 285 (1925)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana, Toamasina)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes strangulata
Frapp.; Fl. Réunion [Cordemoy] (1895) 192
Distribution: Madagascar (Ambositra, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa); La Réunion
29 MDG REU
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes erectiflora Senghas; Orchidee (Hamburg) 38(1): 7 (1987)
= Aeranthes longipes Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 280 (1925)
= Aeranthes rigidula Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 283 (1925)
species :
Aeranthes subramosa
Garay; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23(4): 157 (1972), nom. nov.
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes gracilis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 33: 277 (1925)
species :
Aeranthes tenella
Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 11(1): 85 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
variant :
var. borbonica
Bosser; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 11(1): 36 (1989)
Distribution: Mauritius; La Réunion
29 MAU REU
species :
Aeranthes tricalcarata
H.Perrier; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 43 (1939)
Distribution: Madagascar (Toliara)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes tropophila
Bosser; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 11(1): 91 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar (Mahajanga)
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes unciformis
P.J.Cribb & Nusb.; Candollea 67(2): 272 (2012)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Aeranthes virginalis
D.L.Roberts; Kew Bull. 60(1): 139 (2005)
Distribution: Comores
29 COM
