Acianthera serpentula

Acianthera serpentula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Acianthera
Species:	A. serpentula
Binomial name
	Acianthera serpentula; (Barb.Rodr.) F. Barros (2003)
Synonyms
	Pleurothallis serpentula Barb.Rodr. (1881) (Basionym); Pleurothallis punctata Barb.Rodr. (1877); Pleurothallis serpentula var. major Cogn. (1896);

Acianthera serpentula is a species of orchid. It is native to the South American Atlantic Forest.^[1]

The species was first described by João Barbosa Rodrigues in 1877, who originally named it Pleurothallis punctata, before renaming it to Pleurothallis serpentula in 1882. It was transferred to the genus Acianthera by Fábio de Barros in 2003.^[2]

A. serpentula is distinguished from other plants in its genus by "the shape of its oblong, slightly pandurate lip".^[2]

References

^ "Acianthera serpentula (Barb. Rodr.) F. Barros - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
^ ^a ^b Toscano De Brito, A. L. V.; Luer, Carlyle A. (April 2015). "New species and nomenclatural notes in acianthera from Brazil". Lankesteriana. 15 (1): 67–76. ISSN 1409-3871.

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[1] "Acianthera serpentula (Barb. Rodr.) F. Barros - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[:0-2] Toscano De Brito, A. L. V.; Luer, Carlyle A. (April 2015). "New species and nomenclatural notes in acianthera from Brazil". Lankesteriana. 15 (1): 67–76. ISSN 1409-3871.

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