Aganisia cyanea

Aganisia cyanea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Aganisia
Species: Aganisia cyanea

Name

Aganisia cyanea (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 35(2): 13. (1876).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Acacallis cyanea Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 4: 30 (1853).
• Heterotypic
  • Warrea cinerea Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 321 (1881).
  • Aganisia tricolor N.E.Br., Lindenia 1: 95 (1885)
  • Kochiophyton negrense Schltr. ex Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(6): 574 (1906).
  • Kochiophyton caeruleum Hoehne, Relat. Commiss. Linhas Telegr. Estratég. Matto Grosso Amazonas 5: 49 (1910).
  • Acacallis hoehnei Schltr., Orchis 12: 14 (1918).
  • Acacallis caerulea (Hoehne) Hoehne, Lista Orchid. [Sampaio]: 7 (1923), nom. illeg.
  • Acacallis cyanea f. alba Roeth & O.Gruss, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 57: 461 (2006).
  • Acacallis rosariana V.P.Castro & J.B.F.Silva, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 52: 572 (2001).
  • Aganisia rosariana (V.P.Castro & J.B.F.Silva) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim., Neodiversity 5: 29 (2010).
  • Aganisia cyanea f. alba (Roeth & O.Gruss) Meneguzzo, Phytotaxa 238: 5 (2015), nom. illeg.
  • Aganisia cyanea f. albiflora Meneguzzo, Phytotaxa 268: 225 (2016).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1876. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher 35 (2): 13.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Aganisia cyanea. Accessed: 2025 Sep 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aganisia cyanea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Aganisia cyanea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Aganisia cyanea. Accessed: 30 Sep 2025.Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aganisia cyanea. Published online. Accessed: 30 Sep 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Aganisia cyanea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Sep 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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