Acianthera greenwoodii Soto Arenas

Gomez, Rodolfo Solano, 2015, A taxonomic synopsis of the Mexican species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) including a new species, Phytotaxa 218 (1), pp. 39-60 : 46-47

7. Acianthera greenwoodii Soto Arenas in Hágsater & Soto (2003: 506). Type:— MEXICO. Oaxaca: km 8 del camino entre Santa María Albarradas y San Miguel Albarradas, 2,030 m, 27 November 1992, Soto & Greenwood 7278 (holotype AMO[24120]! isotypes AMES, AMO[24121]! K, MO).

Distribution:— Mexico (Oaxaca [ Fig. 4 ]).

Specimens:— MEXICO. Oaxaca: Santo Domingo Albarradas, 7 km después de Santa María Albarradas hacia Santo Domingo Albarradas , 1,900 m, 27 November 1992, Soto & Greenwood 3132 ( AMO!) ; San Cristobal de las Casas , 2,133 m, 30 August 1981, Breedlove 53451 ( CAS!) .

Notes:—This species is phenetically similar to A. chrysantha and A. hartwegiifolia but has abaxially warty sepals instead of a pubescent, spathulate dorsal sepal and less winged stems.

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FIGURE 4. Map showing the known Mexican localities for Acianthera eximia, A. greenwoodii, A. hartwegiifolia, A. herrerae and A. hondurensis.