Acianthera prolifera

Acianthera prolifera is a species of orchid.

Acianthera prolifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Acianthera
Species:
A. prolifera
Binomial name
Acianthera prolifera
(Herb. ex Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase (2001)
Synonyms
  • Pleurothallis prolifera Herb. ex Lindl. (1829) (Basionym)
  • Pleurothallis hamosa Barb.Rodr. (1881)
  • Humboldtia prolifera (Herb. ex Lindl.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Pleurothallis hamosa var. longicaulis Cogn. (1906)
  • Pleurothallis lithophila Barb.Rodr. (1907)
  • Acianthera hamosa (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase (2001)

It is native to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeastern Brazil.[1]

References
  1. "Acianthera prolifera". www.theorchidcolumn.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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