Angorchis articulata (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651. 1891.

Bas.: Angraecum articulatum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 73. 1872.

TYPE: “I am indebted fro this great curiosity to the kindness of the Rev. Mr. Ellis, of Rose Hill, Hoddesdon, Herts […] It is another treasure brought home from Madagascar”. According to Du Puy et al., The orchids of Madagascar / annotated checklist (1999), the type is from: Comoros, Anjouan, Lavanchie s.n. (holotype, W).

 

 

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS:

Aerangis articulata (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Orchideen 597. 1914.
Rhaphidorhynchus articulatus (Rchb.f.) Poiss., Rech. Fl. Mérid. Madagascar 185. 1912.