Acianthus elegans

Acianthus elegans, commonly known as the elegant acianthus, is a species of mosquito orchids, plants in the genus Acianthus. It is found in New Caledonia.

Acianthus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Acianthus
Species:
A. elegans
Binomial name
Acianthus elegans
Synonyms
  • Aeranthes elegans (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl., 1928[2]
  • Acianthopsis elegans (Rchb.f.) Szlach., 2001[3]
  • Univiscidiatus elegans (Rchb.f.) Szlach., 2001[4]
  • Acianthella elegans (Rchb.f.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., 2004[5]
  • Acianthus tenellus Schltr., 1906[6]

Notes
  1. Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 56 (1876)
  2. Kraenzl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 34 (1928)
  3. Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 143 (2001)
  4. Szlach., Polish Bot. J. 46: 21 (2001)
  5. D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 14: 331 (2004)
  6. Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 41 (1906)

References
  • Morat, P., Jaffré, T., Tronchet, F., Munzinger, J., Pillon, Y., Veillon, J. M. & Chalopin, M. 2012. Le référentiel taxonomique Florical et les caractéristiques de la flore vasculaire indigène de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Adansonia, 34(2), pages 179-221
  • Munzinger, J., Morat, Ph., Jaffré, T., Gâteblé, G., Pillon, Y., Tronchet, F., Veillon, J.-M. & Chalopin, M. 2016. FLORICAL: Checklist of the vascular indigenous flora of New Caledonia. vers. 22.IV.2016. link (French)
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