Acianthera octophrys

• Acianthera octophrys (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 245 (2001).

Sinônimos homotípicos:

• Pleurothallis octophrys Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 95 (1876).
• Specklinia octophrys (Rchb.f.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 262 (2004).

Sinônimos heterotípicos:

• Pleurothallis unguiculata Hoehne, Arch. Inst. Biol. Defesa Agric. 3: 32 (1929).
• Pleurobotryum unguiculatum (Hoehne) Hoehne, Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro 12(2): 28 (1936).

• Acianthera
• Pleurothallidinae

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