Acianthera angustisepala
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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. angustisepala
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| Binomial name | |
| Acianthera angustisepala | |
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Acianthera angustisepala is a species of epiphytic plant in the Orchidaceae family.[1]
Range and habitat
Acianthera angustisepala is native to southeastern Mexico (Chiapas), Belize, and Guatemala.[1] It is an epiphyte found in forests at elevations of 800 to 1350 meters.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described Pleurothallis angustisepala in 1942.[3][4][1] It was renamed Acianthera angustisepala by Alec Melton Pridgeon and Mark Wayne Chase in Lindleyana 16: 247 in 2001.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Acianthera angustisepala (Ames & Correll) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Acianthera angustisepala". www.orchidroots.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Acianthera javieri Archila". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Pridgeon, Alec M.; Solano, Rodolfo; Chase, Mark W. (2001). "Phylogenetic relationships in Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): combined evidence from nuclear and plastid DNA sequences". American Journal of Botany. 88 (12): 2286–2308. doi:10.2307/3558390. ISSN 1537-2197. JSTOR 3558390.