Acianthera polystachya

Acianthera polystachya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Acianthera
Species: Acianthera polystachya

Name

Acianthera polystachya (Ruiz & Pav.) Pupulin, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 69: 27 (2012)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Humboltia polystachya Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 234 (1798)
• Homotypic
  • Stelis polystachya (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 139 (1805)
• Heterotypic
  • Pleurothallis casapensis Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 76 (1842)
  • Pleurothallis chamensis Lindl., Orchid. Linden.: 2 (1846)
  • Pleurothallis triangularis Klotzsch & H.Karst., Allg. Gartenzeitung 15: 329 (1847)
  • Pleurothallis harpophylla Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 72 (1855)
  • Pleurothallis triquetra Klotzsch ex Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 9: 13 (1859)
  • Humboltia casapensis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 667 (1891)
  • Humboltia chamensis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 667 (1891)
  • Humboltia harpophylla (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 667 (1891)
  • Pleurothallis phyllostachys Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 76 (1921)
  • Pleurothallis wolfiana Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 8: 64 (1921)
  • Pleurothallis coffeicola Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27: 50 (1929)
  • Acianthera casapensis (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 242 (2001)
  • Acianthera chamensis (Lindl.)Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 242 (2001)
  • Acianthera coffeicola (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 243 (2001)
  • Acianthera phyllostachys (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 245 (2001)
  • Acianthera harpophylla (Rchb.f.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 253 (2004)

References

• Pupulin, F. (2012) Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 69(1): 27.
• Chiron, G.R., Guiard, J. & van den Berg, C. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships in Brazilian Pleurothallis sensu lato (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae): evidence from nuclear ITS rDNA sequences. Phytotaxa 46: 34–58. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.46.1.5 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 328 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. 31 in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 2015 May. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Acianthera polystachya in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 May 31.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Acianthera polystachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Acianthera polystachya. Published online. Accessed: 31. May 2015.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil North. Central America Panamá. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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