- Ackermania
Taxobox
name = Ackermania
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Orchidaceae
subfamilia =Epidendroideae
genus = "Ackermania"
genus_authority = Dodson & R.Escobar
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text."Ackermania" is a
genus in theorchid family (Orchidaceae ), classified in thesubfamily Epidendroideae ,tribe Maxillarieae ,subtribe Zygopetalinae . This newly created genus, in alliance withChondrorhyncha , is named afterJames D. Ackerman , an American orchidtaxonomist .Habitat
These species are usually found in montane
forest s ofSouth America , especially shady, foggy and moist ones.Species
There are 5 known species in this genus:
*"Ackermania caudata" (also "Chondrorhyncha caudata" and "Stenia caudata"): found in Peru (
Cordillera del Cóndor ),Colombia andEcuador .
*"Ackermania cornuta"
*"Ackermania hajekii": this new species has been recently discovered inPeru . Plant epiphyte, it grows in wet tropical forest, at an altitude of around 3600 feet. Flowers during June and July (synonym : "Benzingia hajekii" (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler in Lankesteriana 5(2): 93. 2005 2005)
*"Ackermania jarae": recently discovered inHuánuco , Peru, this new species is a threatened one (synonym : "Benzingia jarae" (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler in Lankesteriana 5(2): 93. 2005 )
*"Ackermania palorae" (also "Stenia palorae") (synonym : "Benzingia palorae" (Dodson & Hirtz) Dressler in Lankesteriana 5(2): 93. 2005 )References
*Orchid Research Newsletter No. 47 (January 2006) (Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew)
External links
* [http://www.orchids.org/ooc/cgi_bin/direct.cgi?Ackermania Ackermania]
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