Aerangis luteoalba

(Kraenzl.) Schltr. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Aerangis

At a glance

Occurrence records17

Data sources7

Biological traits11

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections2

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Aerangis luteoalba's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility17 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources11 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF17 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 42

01Narrative

Aerangis luteoalba is a species of epiphytic orchid native to eastern and central Africa. This species includes 2 currently recognized varieties:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Aerangis luteoalba var. luteoalba - Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Aerangis luteoalba var. rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) J. Stewart (1979) (synonyms: Angraecum rhodostictum Kraenzl. (1896) (Basionym), Angorchis rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) Kuntze (1903), Angraecum albidorubrum De Wild. (1916), Aerangis rhodosticta (Kraenzl.) Schltr. (1918), Aerangis albidorubra (De Wild.) Schltr. (1918), Angraecum mirabile auct. (1923)) - Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo)

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology1

Plant height0.15 m

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formepiphytic subshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formchamaephyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding2 eDNA hits

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aerangis luteoalba has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections2

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Aerangis luteoalba carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 42 n = 21

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records42–422n range42median42mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 422×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Arends, J. C. & F. M. V. Laan. 1983. Cytotaxonomy of the monopodial orchids of the African and Malagasy regions. Genetica 62: 81–94.

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — JONES, K. 1967. The chromosomes of Orchids: II Vandeae Lindl. Kew Bull. 21: 151-156.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type17 records

Museum / vouchered17

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO52 km²

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 17 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence17

10Collections & institutions

Institution	Specimens
MeiseBGlocation not on record	14
TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record	2

2 institutions · 16 of 17 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Aerangis luteoalba was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found2

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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