Angraecum obversifolium Frapp. ex Cordem. (1895:212)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Mystacidium obversifolium (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Cordem. in Rev. Gén. Bot. 11: 425 (1899); Angraecoides obversifolia (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Szlach., Mytnik & Grochocka in Biodivers. Res. Conservation 29: 10 (2013)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Bernet, 2010 fide Humphreys et al., 2019) or Invalid (synonym of A. multiflorum) (POWO, 2025)
Distribution & Habitat
Mauritius & Reunion, Mascarene Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Hermans, J., Cribb, P. J. and Pailler, T. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(2): 1-511. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
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