Aganisia
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| Aganisia cyanea from "Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe", 1845 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Zygopetalinae |
| Genus: | Aganisia Lindl. |
| Type species | |
| Aganisia pulchella | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Aganisia is a small South American genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae.
The genus was probably named after the Greek word ‘agnos’ (gratitude), perhaps referring to the sweet scent of its flowers. Lindley did not explain the source of the name in his species description.
These dwarf, epiphytic climbing orchids occur in mountainous or savanna forests and alongside rivers in Trinidad, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Peru.
Aganisia produce pseudobulbs and small flowers produced from a creeping rhizome. These flowers generally reach 4 cm (1.6 in) in width. Their color varies from a rose-tinted violet to a blue-tinted violet. The flower has a short column foot and an elongate stipe.
They are rarely cultivated.
Species
Four species are currently recognized (May 2014):
- Aganisia cyanea (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Blue orchid - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil
- Aganisia fimbriata Rchb.f. - Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, Suriname
- Aganisia pulchella Lindl. - Trinidad, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil
- Synonyms
Intergeneric Hybrids
- xDownsara. = Aganisia x Batemannia x Otostylis x Zygosepalum
- xHamelwellsara = Aganisia x Batemannianax Otostylis x Zygopetalum x Zygosepalum
- xMauriceara = Aganisia x Batemanniana x Pabstia x Promenaea x Otostylis x Zygopetalum x Zygosepalum
- xOtonisia = Aganisia x Otostylis
- xZygonisia = Aganisia x Zygopetalum
References
- 1 2 3 "Aganisia Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ Lindley, John (1839). Edwards's Botanical Register. Vol. 25: Misc. p. 46.
- ↑ William Louis Stern; Walter S. Judd; and Barbara S. Carlsward (March 2004). "Systematic and comparative anatomy of Maxillarieae (Orchidaceae), sans Oncidiinae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 144 (3): 251. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2003.00257.x.
- ↑ "Aganisia". Explore Orchids and Their Care (A-Z). American Orchid Society.
- ↑ Forzza, R. C. (2010). "Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06.
External links
- Acacallis cyanea - Orchid, Acacallis cyanea is one of the most beautiful of the Zygopetalinae[unfit]
- "Registration of Orchids". Royal Horticultural Society. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009.
- "List of Genera in Orchidaceae". Missouri Botanical Garden.