Aërangis bovicornu Hermans

, Kew Bull. 76(1): 40 (2021).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77214543-1
Publication
Kew Bulletin. Kew, England
Collation
76(1): 40
Date of Publication
15 Mar 2021
Family as entered in IPNI
Orchidaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
Hermans 8179
Locality
Fianarantsoa prov., near Ankazomivady, in lee side of large inselberg, 1797 m
Collection Date
Dec 1997
Type Herbaria
holotype K
Distribution Of Types
Madagascar (Western Indian Ocean, Africa)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.1007/S12225-021-09923-W The specific epithet refers to the typical shape of the spur, resembling a bull's horn, especially that of the local Madagascan zebu cattle.