Acianthera aphthosa

Taxonavigation

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

Acianthera aphthosa (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 242. (2001)

Basionym
- Pleurothallis aphthosa Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 42 (1838)
Homotypic
- Specklinia aphthosa (Lindl.) F.Barros, Hoehnea 10: 109 (1983 publ. 1984)
Heterotypic
- Pleurothallis macrophyta Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 19 (1877)
- Pleurothallis pelioxantha Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 17 (1877)
- Pleurothallis ciliata var. abbreviata C.Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 16: 46 (1953)

Pridgeon, A.M. & Chase, M.W. (2001) Lindleyana 16: 242.
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 aphthosa 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.
Tropicos.org 2013. Acianthera aphthosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Acianthera aphthosa. Published online. Accessed: 26. Jan. 2013.

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

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