Acianthera angustisepala

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Acianthera angustisepala
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Acianthera
Species:
A. angustisepala
Binomial name
Acianthera angustisepala
(Ames & Correll) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Synonyms [1]
  • Acianthera javieriArchila
  • Pleurothallis angustisepalaAmes & Correll
  • Pleurothallis javieri(Archila) Pfahl

Acianthera angustisepala is a species of epiphytic plant in the Orchidaceae family. [1]

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Range and habitat

Acianthera angustisepala is native to southeastern Mexico (Chiapas), Belize, and Guatemala. [1] It is an epiphyte found in forests at elevations of 800 to 1350 meters. [2]

Taxonomy

The species was first described Pleurothallis angustisepala in 1942. [3] [4] [1] It was renamed Acianthera angustisepala by Alec Melton Pridgeon and Mark Wayne Chase in Lindleyana 16: 247 in 2001. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Acianthera angustisepala (Ames & Correll) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Acianthera angustisepala". www.orchidroots.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. ↑ "Acianthera javieri Archila". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  5. ↑ Pridgeon, Alec M.; Solano, Rodolfo; Chase, Mark W. (2001). "Phylogenetic relationships in Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): combined evidence from nuclear and plastid DNA sequences". American Journal of Botany. 88 (12): 2286–2308. doi: 10.2307/3558390 . ISSN   1537-2197. JSTOR   3558390.
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