Acianthera aculeata

Object Details

Description: Some may know this orchid by its prior name, Pleurothallis aculeata; but few things remain unchanged, even orchid names. While Acianthera was a genus first described in 1842, it was not until recently that many more orchids were added to this genus by evidence gained from DNA sequencing.
Bloom Time: Summer
Provenance: Uncertain

Range: SE Ecuador (Cord. del Cutucú)
Habitat: In shade; 900m

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

See more items in: Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Accession Number: 2015-1670A

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Common Name: The Prickly Acianthera; The Prickly Pleurothallis
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Acianthera
Species: aculeata

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: Cluster of flowers grow in the middle of leaf. Flower is .2" across.

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7269574ad-cf72-47e1-86f7-f224b661a889

Record ID: ofeo-sg_2015-1670A

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

Photographed by: Julie Rotramel

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