Biology:Acianthera angustisepala

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Short description: Species of plant

Acianthera angustisepala
Scientific classification edit
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 javieri Archila
  • Pleurothallis angustisepala Ames & Correll
  • Pleurothallis javieri (Archila) Pfahl

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

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Acianthera angustisepala (Ames & Correll) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1037881-2. 
  2. ↑ "IOSPE PHOTOS". http://www.orchidspecies.com/pleurangustisepala.htm. 
  3. ↑ "Acianthera angustisepala". https://www.orchidroots.com/detail/217428/species/?tab=sum. 
  4. ↑ "Acianthera javieri Archila" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/6315813. 
  5. ↑ Pridgeon, Alec M.; Solano, Rodolfo; Chase, Mark W. (2001). "Phylogenetic relationships in Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): combined evidence from nuclear and plastid DNA sequences" (in en). American Journal of Botany 88 (12): 2286–2308. doi:10.2307/3558390. ISSN 1537-2197. 

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