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Aganisia
EntityQ20954· pop 21· linked from 8 articles

Aganisia is a small South American genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae.

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Vinony's link graph records 8 inbound references to Aganisia, and connects out to Orchid, Brazil and Colombia.

It is catalogued under topics including Aganisia, Commons link from Wikidata and Epiphytic orchids.

Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Observations recorded526

Aganisia is een klein geslacht van orchideeën uit de onderfamilie Epidendroideae. Het zijn kleine epifytische planten van zeer vochtige, montane tropische regenwouden uit Zuid-Amerika, vooral uit Brazilië, Venezuela, Guyana en Trinidad, met opvallende, overwegend witte bloemen.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
8
With media
3
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
CAS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), GH, UFPB, CENARGEN, MNHN
Recorded in
Peru, Brasil, Bolivia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Zygopetalinae
Image
Aganisia cyanea Orchi 03.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Aganisia
topic's main category
Category:Aganisia
Commons category
Aganisia
Commons gallery
Aganisia
Sources (1)

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Intergeneric Hybrids
  • References
  • External links

Aganisia 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aganisia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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