Acianthera

Taxobox
name = "Acianthera"

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image_caption = "Acianthera luteola"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Epidendroideae
tribus = Epidendreae
subtribus = Pleurothallidinae
genus = "Acianthera"
genus_authority = Scheidw.
subdivision_ranks = Selected Species
subdivision =
*"Acianthera aculeata"
*"Acianthera lojae"

"Acianthera" is a relatively new genus of orchids, consisting of species formerly placed under "Pleurothallis" subgenus "Acianthera". This splitting is a result of recent DNA sequencing.