Angraecum carpophorum Thouars (1822:76)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Epidorkis carpophora (Thouars) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 660 (1891); Mystacidium carpophorum (Thouars) Cordem. in Fl. Réunion: 221 (1895)
Invalid (synonym of A. calceolus) (POWO, 2018 fide Humphreys et al., 2019; POWO, 2025)
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of A. calceolus) (POWO, 2018 fide Humphreys et al., 2019; POWO, 2025)
Distribution & Habitat
Mascarene Islands(?)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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