Acianthera angustisepala

Acianthera angustisepala is a species of epiphytic plant in the Orchidaceae family.^[1]

Acianthera angustisepala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Acianthera
Species:	A. angustisepala
Binomial name
Acianthera angustisepala (Ames & Correll) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Synonyms[1]
Acianthera javieri Archila Pleurothallis angustisepala Ames & Correll Pleurothallis javieri (Archila) Pfahl

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]