Aganisia

Taxobox
name = "Aganisia"


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image_caption = "Aganisia cyanea"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Epidendroideae
tribus = Maxillarieae
subtribus = Zygopetalinae
alliance = Zygopetalum
genus = "Aganisia"
genus_authority = Lindl.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
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"Aganisia" Lindl. 1839, 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.

These dwarf, epiphytic climbing orchids occur in n montane or savanna forests and alongside rivers in Trinidad, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Peru.

These orchids show pseudobulbs and small flowers produced from a creeping rhizome. These flowers generally reach 4 cm in width. Their color is rare among orchids, varying from a rose-tinted violet to a blue-tinted violet. The flowers shows a short column foot and an elongate stipe.

They are rarely cultivated.

Synonym

*Acallis _Lindl.

Species

* "Aganisia cyanea" : Blue orchid (S. Trop. America).
* "Aganisia fimbriata" (N. & W. South America).
* "Aganisia pulchella" (Trinidad to Brazil). – type species

Intergeneric Hybrids

* x"Downsara". = "Aganisia" x "Batemannia" x "Otostylis" x "Zygosepalum"
* x"Hamelwellsara" = "Aganisia" x "Batemanniana"x "Otostylis" x "Zygopetalum" x "Zygosepalum"
* x"Masonara" = "Promenaea" x "Aganisia" x "Batemanniana" x "Colax" x "Otostylis" x "Zygopetalum" x "Zygosepalum"
* x"Otonisia" = "Aganisia" x "Otostylis"
* x"Zygonisia " = "Aganisia" x "Zygopetalum"

References

William Louis Stern, Walter S; Judd and Barbara S. Carlsward : Systematic and comparative anatomy of Maxillarieae (Orchidaceae), sans Oncidiinae - Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 144 Issue 3 Page 251 - March 2004