Aganisia

Aganisia pulchella
Typus of

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Zygopetalinae
Genus:

Overview of species (3)

A. cyanea – A. fimbriata – A. pulchella

Name

Aganisia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.): 46 (1839)

Synonymy

  • Heterotypic
    • Acacallis Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 4: 30 (1853)
    • Kochiophyton Schltr. ex Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(6): 574 (1906)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Trinidad-Tobago.
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia, Peru.
    • Brazil
      • Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Vernacular names

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