Acianthera aphthosa

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]

Acianthera aphthosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Acianthera
Species:	A. aphthosa
Binomial name
Acianthera aphthosa (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase (2001)
Synonyms
Pleurothallis aphthosa Lindl. (1838) (Basionym) Pleurothallis foetens Lindl. (1843) Pleurothallis macrophyta Barb.Rodr. (1877) Pleurothallis pelioxantha Barb.Rodr. (1877) Humboldtia foetens (Lindl.) Kuntze (1891) Pleurothallis ciliata var. abbreviata C. Schweinf. (1953) Specklinia aphthosa (Lindl.) F. Barros (1983)