Nomenclature: wfo-0000218609
![Kew Gardens K000057834: s.coll. [s.n.] South Tropical Africa Kew Gardens K000057834: s.coll. [s.n.] South Tropical Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/1b2625b507882d27690c44360bb6fb7d.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000242129: Earl of Scarborough [s.n.] Nigeria Kew Gardens K000242129: Earl of Scarborough [s.n.] Nigeria](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/3d556328a8743837f33bda87df53ffa0.jpg)

![Kew Gardens K001044966: s.coll. [s.n.] South Tropical Africa Kew Gardens K001044966: s.coll. [s.n.] South Tropical Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a847800f0d9ad91c65905402918122d2.jpg)

Ansellia africana Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30: t. 12 (1844)
Nomenclatural References
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000057834: s.coll. [s.n.] South Tropical Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000242129: Earl of Scarborough [s.n.] Nigeria Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000242130: unknown Nigeria Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001044966: s.coll. [s.n.] South Tropical Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : John Lindley (1799-1865) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Lindl.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 616658-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-10363
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-10363
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2018-07 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Ansellia > Ansellia africana
Subtaxa
Synonyms
- Ansellia africana subsp. africana
- Ansellia africana var. nilotica
- Ansellia confusa
- Ansellia congoensis
- Ansellia gigantea
- Ansellia gigantea subsp. nilotica
- Ansellia gigantea var. nilotica
- Ansellia humilis
- Ansellia nilotica
- Cymbidium sandersonii