New taxonomic and conservation status of (Vandeae, Orchidaceae), a highly threatened and narrow-endemic angraecoid orchid from Central Africa.

In the context of producing a revised phylogenetic Linnean taxonomy of angraecoid orchids, the monotypic and narrow-endemic genus is synonymised with . Accordingly, a new combination in is proposed for . The morphological and DNA-based evidence for this transfer is discussed. Moreover, is here firstly reported outside Cameroon, with a record from the Republic of the Congo. The Red List conservation status of this species is reassessed and it is to be downgraded from "Critically Endangered" (CR) to "Endangered" (EN), following the recent discovery of additional subpopulations in Cameroon.