Pleurothallis is a genus of orchids commonly called bonnet orchids. The genus name is derived from the Greek word pleurothallos, meaning "riblike branches". This refers to the rib-like stems of many species. The genus is often abbreviated as "Pths" in horticultural trade.
The Pleurothallidinae are a neotropical subtribe of plants of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) including 29 genera in more than 4000 species.
Vanilloideae is one of the subfamilies of orchids belonging to the large family Orchidaceae.
Arethuseae is a mid-sized tribe of orchids in the subfamily Epidendroideae. This tribe was initially categorized by John Lindley in 1840. Its largest subtribes are Arethusinae and Coelogyninae.
Acianthera is a genus of orchids native to the tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere, especially Brazil. It was first described in 1842 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.
Stelis amoena, synonym Acianthera parahybunensis, is a species of orchid, native to Southeast Brazil.
Neogyna is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Neogyna gardneriana, native to Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Pachites is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both endemic to South Africa. One of these, Pachites appressus, is very rare.
Acianthera magalhanesii is a species of orchid. It is originally from Mines Gerais and Bahia, Brazil. It belongs to the section Sicaria.
Acianthera aechme is a species of orchid plant native to Ecuador.
Acianthera agathophylla is a species of orchid plant native to Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.
Acianthera caparaoensis is a species of orchid endemic to Brazil. It was first formally named Pleurothallis caparoensis in 1943 and transferred to the genus Acianthera in 2001.
Acianthera capillaris is a species of orchid plant native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, the Venezuelan Antilles, and the Windward Islands.
Acianthera octophrys is a species of orchid plant native to Brazil.
Acianthera tristis is a species of orchid plant native to Brazil.
Acianthera verecunda is a species of orchid plant native to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Acianthera wageneriana is a species of orchid plant native to Bolivia, Brazil South, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.
Acianthera ochreata is a species of orchid native to eastern Brazil.
Acianthera angustisepala is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family.
Acianthera antennata is a species of orchid native to Brazil.
