Acianthera aphthosa is a species of orchid.[1] It was first described by John Lindley in 1838 as Pleurothallis aphthosa,[1][2] but was assigned to the genus, Acianthera, in 2001 by Pridgeon and Mark W. Chase.[1][3] It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Acianthera |
| Species: | A. aphthosa
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| Acianthera aphthosa | |
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References
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- ^ a b c d "Acianthera aphthosa (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ Lindley, J. (1838). "Miscellaneous notices". Edwards's Botanical Register. 24: 42.
- ^ Chase, M. W.; A. M. Pridgeon (2001). "A phylogenetic reclassification of Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae)". Lindleyana. 16 (4): 235–271 [242].
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