Acineta (Orchidaceae)

Acineta superba
Typus of Acineta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Acineta

Overview of species (14)

A. alticola – A. antioquiae – A. barkeri – A. chrysantha – A. cryptodonta – A. densa – A. erythroxantha – A. hagsateri – A. hrubyana – A. mireyae – A. salazarii – A. sella-turcica – A. sulcata – A. superba

Name

Acineta Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 67 (1843)

• Type species: Acineta superba (Kunth) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 609 (1863)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Neippergia C.Morren, Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 5: 375 (1849)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama. Northern South America Guyana,? Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1843. Miscellaneous Matter of the Botanical Register 1843. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: 1–85. BHL Reference page. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 399 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Additional references

• Günter Gerlach: "Die Subtribus Stanhopeinae: 3. Horichia bis Lacaena," in: J. Orchideenfreund 8(2): 105–118 (2001) - col. illus. 2001.
• Whitten, M.W., Williams, N.H. & Chase, M.W. (2000) Subtribal and Generic Relationships of Maxillariieae (Orchidaceae) with Emphasis on Stanhopeinae: Combined Molecular Evidence, American Journal of Botany 87(12): 1842–1856.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acineta. Accessed: 2022 Sep 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acineta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Acineta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Acineta. Published online. Accessed: 18 Sep 2022.
• Photo collections of Acineta from Botanical Garden Munich
• Tropicos.org 2022. Acineta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: أسيناة
فارسی: ارکیده‌های ناجنب
中文: 固唇兰属

For more multimedia, look at Acineta (Orchidaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.