Aganisia
Sign in to saveAganisia is a small South American genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Aganisia is een klein geslacht van orchideeën uit de onderfamilie Epidendroideae. Het zijn kleine epifytische planten van zeer vochtige, montane tropische regenwouden uit Zuid-Amerika, vooral uit Brazilië, Venezuela, Guyana en Trinidad, met opvallende, overwegend witte bloemen.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- CAS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), GH, UFPB, CENARGEN, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Peru, Brasil, Bolivia
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Zygopetalinae
- Image
- Aganisia cyanea Orchi 03.jpg
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Aganisia is a small South American genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae.
The genus was named after the Greek word ‘agnos’ (gratitude), perhaps referring to the sweet scent of its flowers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aganisia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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