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The genus Aerangis is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Aerangis

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Aerangis alcicornis (Rchb.f.) Garay	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis appendiculata (De Wild.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis arachnopus (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis articulata (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis biloba (Lindl.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis bouarensis Chiron	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis brachycarpa (A.Rich.) Durand & Schinz	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis calantha (Schltr.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis carnea J.Stewart	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis × chirioana Bellone & Chiron	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis citrata (Thouars) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis collum-cygni Summerh.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis concavipetala H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis confusa J.Stewart	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis coriacea Summerh.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis cryptodon (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis decaryana H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis descendens Rchb. f.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Aerangis distincta J.Stewart & la Croix	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis ellisii (B.S.Williams) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis englerianum Schltr.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Aerangis fastuosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis flexuosa (Ridl.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis fuscata (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis gracillima (Kraenzl.) J.C.Arends & J.Stewart	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis gravenreuthii (Kraenzl.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis hologlottis (Schltr.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis hyaloides (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis jacksonii J.Stewart	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis kirkii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis kotschyana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis luteoalba (Kraenzl.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Aerangis macrocentra (Schltr.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis maireae la Croix & J.Stewart	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis megaphylla Summerh. ex Mildbr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis modesta (Hook.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis monantha Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis montana J.Stewart	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis mooreana (Rolfe ex Sander) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis mystacidii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis oligantha Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis pallidiflora H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis phalaenopsis Schltr.	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Aerangis × primulina (Rolfe) H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis pulchella (Schltr.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis punctata J.Stewart	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis rostellaris (Rchb.f.) H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis seegeri Senghas	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis somalensis (Schltr.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis spiculata (Finet) Senghas	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis splendida J.Stewart & la Croix	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis stelligera Summerh.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis stylosa (Rolfe) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis thomsonii (Rolfe) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis ugandensis Summerh.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1

Statistics

The Plant List includes 190 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Aerangis. Of these 53 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 9 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Aerangis. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 190 species names for the genus Aerangis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	53	27.9%
◕	Synonym	134	70.5%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	3	1.6%

All names

The status of the 199 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Aerangis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	55	27.6%
◕	Synonym	141	70.9%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	3	1.5%

Of the species names,

• 1 are recorded as invalid
• 4 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 190 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Aerangis, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	53	133	0	0	186	97.9%
	Medium confidence	0	1	0	0	1	0.5%
	Low confidence	0	0	0	3	3	1.6%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Aerangis is as follows: