Ancipitia

Taxobox
name = Ancipitia


image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Ancipitia anthrax"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Epidendroideae
tribus = Epidendreae
subtribus = Pleurothallidinae
genus = "Ancipitia"
genus_authority = Luer
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Ancipitia" is a genus of orchids originating from South America, currently comprised of 28 species. This genus was once considered part of "Pleurothallis" and, since publication in 2004 as a separate genus, is not yet fully accepted in all botanical forums.

pecies

*"Ancipitia anceps" (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia anthrax (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer
*"Ancipitia caniceps (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia caprina (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer
*"Ancipitia condorensis (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
*"Ancipitia crocodiliceps (Rchb. f.) Luer
*"Ancipitia cypelligera (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
*"Ancipitia driessenii (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia dunstervillei (Foldats) Luer
*"Ancipitia duplex (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer
*"Ancipitia eumecocaulon (Schltr.) Luer
*"Ancipitia furcifera (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia glochis (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer
*"Ancipitia gratiosa (Rchb. f.) Luer
*"Ancipitia harpago (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia inornata (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
*"Ancipitia jimii (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia londonoi (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia membracidoides (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia niveoglobula (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia odobeniceps (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia onagriceps (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
*"Ancipitia praecipua (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia solium (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia spathulipetala (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia tetragona (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer
*"Ancipitia viduata (Luer) Luer
*"Ancipitia vorator (Luer & R. Vasquez) Luer

References

* [http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html Missouri Botanical Garden w³ TROPICOS]
* [http://www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots/ The World Checklist of Monocotyledons]

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