Orchidaceae
Acianthera

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

First published in Lindleyana 16: 245 (2001)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Rossado, A.J. & al. (2014). Acianthera hygrophila (Orchidaceae), nuevo registro para Uruguay. Bonplandia. Corrientes 23: 143-150.
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316.
  • Solano Gomez, R. (2015). A taxonomic synopsis of the Mexican species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) including a new species. Phytotaxa 218(1): 39-60.
  • da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil.

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 pubescens.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Rossado, A.J. & al. (2014). Acianthera hygrophila (Orchidaceae), nuevo registro para Uruguay. Bonplandia. Corrientes 23: 143-150.
  • Solano Gomez, R. (2015). A taxonomic synopsis of the Mexican species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) including a new species. Phytotaxa 218(1): 39-60.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-78062.000 No
Dunsterville, G.C.K. [167] Venezuela Pleurothallis truxillensis K:SPC-34865.000 No
Venezuela Pleurothallis truxillensis K:SPC-23023.000 No
Paraguay Pleurothallis pubescens K:SPC-58885.000 No
Mason, L.M. [1648] Peru Pleurothallis riograndensis K:SPC-28244.000 No
Bourgeau E. [2469] Mexico Pleurothallis bourgeaui K000583977 Type Yes
Brazil Pleurothallis smithiana K:SPC-06070.000 No
Trinta, Z.A. [1195] Brazil Pleurothallis smithiana K:SPC-61609.000 No
Sanford, W.W. [29] Brazil Pleurothallis smithiana K:SPC-37663.000 No
Brazil Pleurothallis smithiana K:SPC-26014.000 No
Mexico Pleurothallis vittata K:SPC-21407.000 No
Mexico Pleurothallis vittata K:SPC-06080.000 No
Mexico Pleurothallis vittata K:SPC-18704.000 No
Pleurothallis vittata K:SPC-35464.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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