Acianthera testifolia

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Acianthera testifolia (Sw.) Solano, Acta Bot. Mex. 97: 50 (2011)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum testifolium Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 122 (1788)
• Homotypic
  • Cymbidium testifolium (Sw.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 71 (1799)
  • Pleurothallis testifolia (Sw.) Lindl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 1: 328 (1858)
  • Humboltia testifolia (Sw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891)
  • Apoda-prorepentia testifolia (Sw.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 255 (2004)
• Heterotypic
  • Pleurothallis sarcophylla Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 224 (1855)
  • Humboltia sarcophylla (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891)
  • Cryptophoranthus sarcophyllus (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 6: 57 (1919)
  • Cryptophoranthus pectinatus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 277 (1923)
  • Pleurothallis helleriana L.O.Williams, Fieldiana, Bot. 31: 42 (1964)

References

• Solano Gómez, R. (2011) Acta Botánica Mexicana 97: 50.
• Chiron, G.R., Guiard, J. & van den Berg, C. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships in Brazilian Pleurothallis sensu lato (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae): evidence from nuclear ITS rDNA sequences. Phytotaxa 46: 34–58. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.46.1.5 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 328 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. 2 in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 2015 June. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Acianthera testifolia in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 June 2.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Acianthera testifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 June 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Acianthera testifolia. Published online. Accessed: 2. June 2015.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America  Regional: Mexico Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America  Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Windward Islands. Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. Regional: Northern South America Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition