Orchidaceae
Acianthera

Acianthera recurva (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

First published in Lindleyana 16: 246 (2001)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to NE. Argentina. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baumbach, N. (2010). Ein Ausflug zur Gattung Acianthera nach Monteverde - Costa Rica. Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg 61: 263-273.
  • Ferreira, A.W.C., Lima, M.I.S. & Pansarin, E.R. (2010). Orchidaceae na região central de São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 243-259.
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pleurothallis recurva.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Menini Neto, L., Válka Alves, R.J. & Forzza, R.C. (2007). A subtribo Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) no parque estadual de Ibitipoca, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 25: 253-278.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K000940465 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000940468 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000940470 Yes
Kautsky, R.A. [382] Brazil K000940467 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000940469 Yes
s.coll. [8b] K000940466 Yes
Brazil Pleurothallis recurva K000584301 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brazil Pleurothallis recurva K000584298 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brazil Pleurothallis recurva K000584300 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brazil Pleurothallis recurva K000584299 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mason, L.M. [256] Brazil Pleurothallis lilacina var. albipetala K:SPC-35422.000 No
Pleurothallis recurva var. microphylla K:SPC-23923.000 No
Brazil Pleurothallis lilacina var. microphylla K:SPC-00540.000 No
Walker [s.n.] Brazil Cryptophoranthus maculatus K000573929 Type Yes
Brazil Cryptophoranthus maculatus K000573928 Type Yes
Pleurothallis lilacina K:SPC-21392.000 No
Pleurothallis lilacina K:SPC-18690.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images