Acianthera recurva

Acianthera recurva

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 recurva

Name

Acianthera recurva (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 246. (2001)

• Type species:

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pleurothallis recurva Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 1 (1841)
• Homotypic
  • Humboltia recurva (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891)
  • Specklinia recurva (Lindl.) F.Barros, Hoehnea 10: 110 (1983 publ. 1984)
• Heterotypic
  • Acianthera punctata Scheidw., Allg. Gartenzeitung 10: 292 (1842)
  • Pleurothallis acianthera Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 9: 23 (1859)
  • Pleurothallis lilacina Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 18 (1877)
  • Pleurothallis bistuberculata Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 35 (1881)
  • Pleurothallis lilacina var. albipetala Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 34 (1881)
  • Pleurothallis lilacina var. microphylla Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 34 (1881)
  • Pleurothallis regeliana Rchb.f., Gartenflora 25: 50 (1886)
  • Pleurothallis maculata N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1888: 117 (1888)
  • Cryptophoranthus maculatus (N.E.Br.) Rolfe, Gard. Chron. 1889(2): 693 (1889)
  • Humboltia acianthera (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 667 (1891)
  • Pleurothallis maculata Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 334 (1893)
  • Pleurothallis lamproglossa Schltr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 272 (1918)
  • Pleurothallis albipetala (Barb.Rodr.) Hoehne & Schltr., Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1(2): 32 (1921)
  • Pleurothallis curitybensis Kraenzl., Ark. Bot. 16(8): 8 (1921)
  • Pleurothallis leucorhoda Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 35: 54 (1925)
  • Pleurothallis recurva var. microphylla (Barb.Rodr.) Garay, Comun. Inst. Nac. Invest. Ci. Nat., Cer. Ci. Bot. 1(6): 8 (1954)

References

• Pridgeon, A.M. & Chase, M.W. (2001) Lindleyana 16: 246.
• 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. Acianthera recurva in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Jan. 26. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Acianthera recurva in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 June 1.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Acianthera recurva. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Acianthera recurva. Published online. Accessed: 26. Jan. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America  Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. Regional: Western South America Bolivia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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