Acianthera alainii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Acianthera
Species: Acianthera alainii

Name

Acianthera alainii (Dod) A.Doucette, Phytotaxa 275(3): 270 (2016).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pleurothallis alainii Dod, Moscosoa 3: 54 (1978)
• Homotypic
  • Antilla alainii (Dod) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 255 (2004)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Dominican Republic References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Doucette, A., Timyan, J., Henrys, I. & Cameron, K.M. 2016. A tiny new species of Specklinia from Haiti’s Parc National Naturel Macaya and new combinations in Acianthera (Pleurothallidinae, Epidendreae, Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa 275(3): 263–276. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.275.3.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Acianthera alainii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Acianthera alainii. Published online. Accessed: 20. Jan. 2026. Reference page.