Acianthera

Acianthera
Acianthera luteola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Acianthera
Scheidw.
Type species
Acianthera punctata
Synonyms
  • Cryptophoranthus Barb.Rodr.
  • Brenesia Schltr.
  • Geocalpa Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, invalid
  • Sarracenella Luer
  • Aberrantia Luer
  • Didactylus Luer
  • Unguella Luer
  • Arthrosia (Luer) Luer
  • Dondodia Luer
  • Ogygia Luer
Acianthera ochreata

Acianthera is a genus of orchids native to the tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere, especially Brazil. It was first described in 1842 but was not widely recognized until recently. Most of the species were formerly placed under Pleurothallis subgenus Acianthera. This splitting is a result of recent DNA sequencing.

Species

As of May 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts 302 species within Acianthera:

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ de Melo, M. C., Borba, E. L., & Paiva, E. A. S. (2010). Morphological and histological characterization of the osmophores and nectaries of four species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 286(3-4), 141-51.
  3. ↑ Scheidweiler, Michael Joseph François. 1842. Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 10(37): 292
  4. ↑ "Acianthera Scheidw. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-11-13.