Pleurothallis piresiana Hoehne

First published in Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 2: 124 (1952)
This name is a synonym of Acianthera purpureoviolacea

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Chiron, G.R. & Ximenes Bolsanello, R. (2011). Autres nouveautés pour l' Espírito Santo dans le genre Acianthera (Orchidaceae). Richardiana 11: 84-97. [Cited as Acianthera purpureoviolacea.]
  • Holland Baptista, D., Docha Neto, A. & Antonio Campacci, M. (2005-2013). Personal communication on Orchidaceae 2 CAOB, São Paulo. [Cited as Pleurothallis purpureoviolacea.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pleurothallis piresiana.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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