Acianthera

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Acianthera
Acianthera luteola.jpg
Acianthera luteola
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Acianthera
Scheidw.
Type species
Acianthera punctata
Synonyms [1]
  • CryptophoranthusBarb.Rodr.
  • BrenesiaSchltr.
  • GeocalpaBrieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, invalid
  • SarracenellaLuer
  • AberrantiaLuer
  • DidactylusLuer
  • UnguellaLuer
  • Arthrosia(Luer) Luer
  • DondodiaLuer
  • OgygiaLuer
Acianthera ochreata Acianthera ochreata.jpg
Acianthera ochreata

Acianthera is a genus of orchids native to the tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere, [1] especially Brazil. [2] It was first described in 1842 [3] but was not widely recognized until recently. Most of the species were formerly placed under Pleurothallis subgenus Acianthera. This splitting is a result of recent DNA sequencing.

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Species

As of May 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts 302 species within Acianthera: [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ de Melo, M. C., Borba, E. L., & Paiva, E. A. S. (2010). Morphological and histological characterization of the osmophores and nectaries of four species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 286(3-4), 141-51.
  3. ↑ Scheidweiler, Michael Joseph François. 1842. Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 10(37): 292
  4. ↑ "Acianthera Scheidw. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
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