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| name = ''Acineta''
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| name = Orchid genus ''Acineta''
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| common_names = Orchid genus ''Acineta''
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Acineta chrysantha (1849).jpg
 
| image = Acineta chrysantha (1849).jpg
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| image_caption = ''[[Acineta chrysantha]]''
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| image_caption = Acineta chrysantha
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
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| classis = Liliopsida
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| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
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| ordo = Asparagales
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| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
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| familia = Orchidaceae
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| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
 
 
| tribus = Maxillarieae
 
| tribus = Maxillarieae
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| subtribus = [[Stanhopeinae]]
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| genus = Acineta
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| genus = '''''Acineta'''''
 
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| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]|date = 1843
 
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Acineta (immovable, referring to the jointless lip). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic hothouse orchids.
  
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'''''Acineta''''' [[John Lindley|Lindley]], 1843 is a small [[genus]] belonging to the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]). The name is derived from the Greek word 'akinetos' (immobile), referring to the rigid [[labellum]] (lip).
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Pseudobulbs conic or ovate, with the large plicate-veined lvs. articulated to the summit: fls. fleshy, borne in pendulous racemes on lateral leafless scapes; sepals broad, equal, finally somewhat spreading; petals similar to the sepals but smaller; lip fleshy, continuous with the base of the column, the middle lobe continuous or articulated, entire or 3-lobed; pollinia 2.—About 10 species, distributed from Mex. to northern S. Amer.
  
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These [[epiphyte|epiphytic]] orchids occur in tropical mountainous forests from [[Mexico]] to western [[South America]], at altitudes up to 2,000 m. They are sometimes [[lithophyte|lithophytic]] when found on steep embankments.
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These plants require a warm house and plenty of moisture during the growing season, with a decided rest, to make them flower. They need to be cultivated in wooden baskets and suspended from the roof of the house, as the flower-spikes are always produced from the base of the bulbs and there should be no hindrance in the way of crocks to prevent their egress. The rooting material may be peat fiber only, and not a great quantity under the plants, but plenty around them. With basket culture of orchids, it is very necessary, once a week in the growing season, to take the plants down and give a soaking by immersion, in addition to the ordinary spraying overhead from day to day; in this way alone can one be sure of the proper growing conditions. In winter, much less water is required. Propagation is by division of the plants in spring.{{SCH}}
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The large, [[Wiktionary:plicate|plicate]] [[Leaf|leaves]] are parallel-nerved and resemble those of ''[[Peristeria]]'' and ''[[Lycaste]]'', while the structure of the flowers bears a closer resemblance to ''[[Stanhopea]]''.
 
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The species produce a [[Wiktionary:pendent|pendent]] [[inflorescence]], bearing [[raceme]]s of many fragrant cup-shaped, pale yellow to reddish brown  [[flower]]s. The sidelobes of the [[labellum]] (lip) come together in a central [[callus]]. The basal part of the lip ([[Wiktionary:hypochile|hypochile]]) is at least as long as the sidelobes. The [[column (botany)|column]] is [[Wiktionary:pubescent|pubescent]].
 
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The column of these orchids bears two [[pollinium|pollinia]], except in ''Acineta dalessandroi'', which has four (making its classification in this genus doubtful). These orchids are insect pollinated by male [[bee]]s in the genus ''[[Eulaema]]'' or ''[[Eufriesia]]''.  
 
  
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Some regard these as being among of the most splendid looking of all orchids.
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==Cultivation==
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For relatives of '''''Acineta''''' see [[Stanhopeinae]].
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===Propagation===
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== Species ==
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==Species==
 
*''[[Acineta alticola]]'' C.Schweinf. (1951)(Venezuela).
 
*''[[Acineta alticola]]'' C.Schweinf. (1951)(Venezuela).
 
*''[[Acineta antioquiae]]'' Schltr. (1917) (Colombia).
 
*''[[Acineta antioquiae]]'' Schltr. (1917) (Colombia).
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*''[[Acineta superba]]'' (Kunth) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers (1863)(Panama to Suriname and Ecuador). (type species) (fragrant)
 
*''[[Acineta superba]]'' (Kunth) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers (1863)(Panama to Suriname and Ecuador). (type species) (fragrant)
  
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==Intergeneric Hybrids==
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Intergeneric Hybrids:
 
*Aciopea (Acienta x [[Stanhopea]])
 
*Aciopea (Acienta x [[Stanhopea]])
 
*Acinbreea (Acineta x [[Embreea]])
 
*Acinbreea (Acineta x [[Embreea]])
  
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== Reference ==
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==Gallery==
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Günter Gerlach 2001. "Die Subtribus Stanhopeinae: 3. Horichia bis Lacaena," in: J. Orchideenfreund 8(2): 105-118 (2001) - col. illus.  
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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*[http://www.houstonorchidsociety.org/Stanhopea/Acineta.html Nina Rach. The Genus Acineta,]
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Latest revision as of 23:44, 22 June 2009


Acineta chrysantha


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Read about Acineta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Acineta (immovable, referring to the jointless lip). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic hothouse orchids.

Pseudobulbs conic or ovate, with the large plicate-veined lvs. articulated to the summit: fls. fleshy, borne in pendulous racemes on lateral leafless scapes; sepals broad, equal, finally somewhat spreading; petals similar to the sepals but smaller; lip fleshy, continuous with the base of the column, the middle lobe continuous or articulated, entire or 3-lobed; pollinia 2.—About 10 species, distributed from Mex. to northern S. Amer.

These plants require a warm house and plenty of moisture during the growing season, with a decided rest, to make them flower. They need to be cultivated in wooden baskets and suspended from the roof of the house, as the flower-spikes are always produced from the base of the bulbs and there should be no hindrance in the way of crocks to prevent their egress. The rooting material may be peat fiber only, and not a great quantity under the plants, but plenty around them. With basket culture of orchids, it is very necessary, once a week in the growing season, to take the plants down and give a soaking by immersion, in addition to the ordinary spraying overhead from day to day; in this way alone can one be sure of the proper growing conditions. In winter, much less water is required. Propagation is by division of the plants in spring.CH


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