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134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30563; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6799 Genus Acineta Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 67 (1843)
Distribution: Tropical America from Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador
Species listed in database: 13
= Neippergia C.Morren; Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 5: 375, t. 282 (1849)
species :
Acineta alticola C.Schweinf.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 192 (1951)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas, Apure); ?Guyana; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas)
82 VEN 84 BRA
species :
Acineta antioquiae Schltr.; Orchis 11: 33 (1917)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Acineta barkeri Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 68 (1843)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Acineta barkeri var. aurantiaca Lem.; Ill. Hort. 2: t. 44 (1855)
= Acineta confusa Schltr.; Orchis 11: 37 (1917)
= Peristeria barkeri Bateman; Orchid. Mexico Guatemala: t. 8 (1838)
species :
Acineta chrysantha (C.Morren) Lindl. & Paxton; Paxton´s Fl. Gard. 1: 31 (1850 publ. 1851)
Distribution: Guatemala; Panama
80 GUA PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Acineta arcuata Schltr.; Orchis 11: 44, fig. 15 (1917)
= Neippergia chrysantha C.Morren; Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 5: 375, t. 282 (1849)
species :
Acineta cryptodonta Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 92 (1854)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia); Venezuela (Barinas, Lara, Tachira, Trujillo)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Acineta erythroxantha Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 92 (1854)
= Acineta wolteriana Schltr.; Orchis 11: 41 (1917) (volteriana)
species :
Acineta densa Lindl. & Paxton; Paxton´s Fl. Gard. 1: 91 (1850 publ. 1851)
Distribution: El Salvador; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia)
80 COS ELS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acineta gymnostele Schltr.; Orchis 11: 45 (1917)
= Acineta warscewiczii Klotzsch; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 20: 145 (1852)
species :
Acineta hagsateri Salazar & Soto Arenas; Icon. Orchid. 5-6: t. 514 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Acineta hrubyana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 18(2): 102 (1882)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acineta beyrodtiana Schltr.; Orchis 11: 28 (1917)
= Acineta hennisiana Schltr.; Orchis 11: 32 (1917)
= Acineta moorei Rolfe; Bot. Mag. 137: t. 8392 (1911)
species :
Acineta mireyae G.Gerlach & M.H.Weber; J. Orchideenfr. 10(3): 230 (2003)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Acineta salazarii Soto Arenas; Icon. Orchid. 5-6: t. 515 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas); El Salvador
79 MEX 80 ELS
species :
Acineta sella-turcica Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 705 (1852)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Acineta sulcata Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 11: 652 (1879)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Acineta superba (Kunth) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 609 (1861)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Norte de Santander); Venezuela (Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Merida, Tachira); Surinam; Ecuador; Peru
82 CLM SUR VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Acineta callosa Sander; (1898)
= Acineta colmanii Anon.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 35: 173 (1904)
= Acineta colossa Sander; Orchid Rev. 6: 287 (1898)
= Acineta fulva (Hook.) Klotzsch; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 146 (1852)
= Acineta humboldtii (Lindl.) Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 68 (1843)
= Acineta humboldtii var. fulva (Hook.) B.S.Williams; Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 7: 76 (1894)
= Acineta humboldtii var. schilleriana Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 218 (1855)
= Acineta humboldtii var. straminea B.S.Williams; Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 4: 1003 (1871)
= Acineta schilleriana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 609 (1863)
= Acineta superba var. chrysantha Rchb.f. ex Stein; Orchid.-Buch 55 (1892)
= Acineta superba var. fulva (Hook.) Stein; Orchid.-Buch 55 (1892)
= Acineta superba var. straminea (B.S.Williams) Stein; Orchid.-Buch 55 (1892)
= Anguloa superba Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 1: 343, t. 93 (1816)
= Peristeria humboldtii Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 29: t. 18 (1843)
= Peristeria humboldtii var. fulva Hook.; Bot. Mag. 71: t. 4156 (1845)
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Covering 356,645 accepted species,
8,788 hybrids, 48,065 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,003,237 synonyms,
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