Ansellia africana
A species in the Orchidaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Ansellia
- Species
- Ansellia africana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1844
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ansellia africana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Ansellia africana subsp. africanaName author: Not supplied
- Ansellia africana subsp. australisName author: (Summerh.) Senghas
- Ansellia africana var. australisName author: Summerh.
- Ansellia africana var. niloticaName author: Baker
- Ansellia confusaName author: N.E.Br.
- Ansellia congoensisName author: Rodigas
- Ansellia giganteaName author: Rchb.f.
- Ansellia gigantea subsp. niloticaName author: (Baker) Senghas
- Ansellia gigantea var. niloticaName author: (Baker) Summerh.
- Ansellia humilisName author: W.Bull
- Ansellia niloticaName author: (Baker) N.E.Br.
- Cymbidium sandersoniiName author: Harv.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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