Acianthus elegans

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Acianthinae
Genus: Acianthus
Species: Acianthus elegans

Name

Acianthus elegans Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 56 (1876)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Aeranthes elegans (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 34 (1928)
  • Acianthopsis elegans (Rchb.f.) Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 143 (2001)
  • Univiscidiatus elegans (Rchb.f.) Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 21 (2001)
  • Acianthella elegans (Rchb.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 14: 331 (2004)
• Heterotypic
  • Acianthus tenellus Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 41 (1906)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pacific Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1876. Linnaea 41: 56.

Links

• Emonocot.org 2016. Acianthus elegans in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Aug. 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Acianthus elegans in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Aug. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Acianthus elegans. Published online. Accessed 28. Aug. 2016.
• The Plant List 2013. Acianthus elegans in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Aug. 28.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Acianthus elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Aug. 28.