Solenangis

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Solenangis
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Botanical illustration of Solenangis scandens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Solenangis
Schltr.
Synonyms [1]
  • Celatorchis (R.Rice) R.Rice
  • Gussonia Spreng.
  • Neocribbia Szlach.

Solenangis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa. [1]

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Ecology

Solenangis conica grows on the preferred phorophyte species Podocarpus latifolius in humid forests at altitudes of 1600-1900 m above sea level among lichens and moss. [2]

Taxonomy

Species

Solenangis has five species: [1]

  1. Solenangis clavata (Rolfe) Schltr. - from Liberia east to Rwanda
  2. Solenangis conica (Schltr.) L.Jonss. - Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  3. Solenangis scandens (Schltr.) Schltr - from Sierra Leone east to Zaire
  4. Solenangis wakefieldii (Rolfe) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania
  5. Solenangis impraedicta - Madagascar [3]

Species formerly placed in Solenangis

Seven former species have been transferred to the genus Microcoelia :

  1. Solenangis africanaR.Rice from Kenya is now a synonym of Microcoelia africana (R.Rice) R.Rice [4]
  2. Solenangis aphylla (Thouars) Summerh. is now a synonym of Microcoelia aphylla (Thouars) Summerh. [5]
  3. Solenangis cornuta (Ridl.) Summerh. is now a synonym of Microcoelia cornuta (Ridl.) Carlsward [6]
  4. Solenangis cyclochila (Schltr.) R.Rice is now a synonym of Microcoelia cornuta (Ridl.) Carlsward [6]
  5. Solenangis defoliata (Schltr.) R.Rice is now a synonym of Microcoelia aphylla (Thouars) Summerh. [5]
  6. Solenangis grahamiiR.Rice from Kenya is now a synonym of Microcoelia grahamii (R.Rice) R.Rice [7]
  7. Solenangis longipesR.Rice from Tanzania is now a synonym of Microcoelia longipes (R.Rice) R.Rice [8]

Further species have been transferred to Dinklageella :

  1. Solenangis liberica (Mansf.) R.Rice is now a synonym of Dinklageella liberica Mansf. [9]
  2. Solenangis minor (Summerh.) R.Rice is now a synonym of Dinklageella minor Summerh. [10]
  3. Solenangis saotomensis R.Rice is now a synonym of Dinklageella scandens Stévart & P.J.Cribb [11]
  4. Solenangis liberica var. villiersii (Szlach. & Olszewski) R.Rice is now a synonym of Dinklageella villiersii Szlach. & Olszewski [12]

And one species has been transferred to Rangaeris :

  1. Solenangis trilobata (Summerh.) R.Rice is now a synonym of Rangaeris trilobata Summerh. [13]

See also

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  1. Microcoelia aphylla(Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion
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  3. Microcoelia bispiculataL.Jonss. - Madagascar
  4. Microcoelia bulbocalcarataL.Jonss. - Príncipe, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda, Rwanda
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  8. Microcoelia decaryanaL.Jonss. - Madagascar
  9. Microcoelia dolichorhiza(Schltr.) Summerh. - Madagascar
  10. Microcoelia elliotii(Finet) Summerh. - Madagascar
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  14. Microcoelia hirschbergiiSummerh. - Zaïre, Zambia
  15. Microcoelia jonssoniiSzlach. & Olszewski - Central African Republic
  16. Microcoelia koehleri(Schltr.) Summerh. - from Nigeria to Tanzania, south to Zimbabwe
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  18. Microcoelia leptostele(Summerh.) L.Jonss. - Central African Republic, Zaïre
  19. Microcoelia macrantha(H.Perrier) Summerh. - Madagascar
  20. Microcoelia macrorhynchia(Schltr.) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel - central Africa
  21. Microcoelia megalorrhiza(Rchb.f.) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi
  22. Microcoelia microglossaSummerh. - central Africa
  23. Microcoelia moreauaeL.Jonss - Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
  24. Microcoelia nyungwensisL.Jonss. - Rwanda
  25. Microcoelia obovataSummerh. - from Kenya south to KwaZulu-Natal
  26. Microcoelia ornithocephalaP.J.Cribb - Malawi
  27. Microcoelia perrieri(Finet) Summerh. - Madagascar
  28. Microcoelia physophora(Rchb.f.) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar
  29. Microcoelia sanfordiiL.Jonss - Cameroon
  30. Microcoelia smithii(Rolfe) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi
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  2. Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Solenangis conica. Retrieved March 15, 2023, from https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=118960
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  7. "Microcoelia grahamii (R.Rice) R.Rice". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  8. "Microcoelia longipes (R.Rice) R.Rice". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. "Dinklageella liberica Mansf". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  10. "Dinklageella minor Summerh". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  11. "Dinklageella scandens Stévart & P.J.Cribb". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  12. "Dinklageella villiersii Szlach. & Olszewski". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  13. "Rangaeris trilobata Summerh". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 15 March 2023.