Aganisia

? Aganisia
Aganisia cyanea
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Maxillarieae Subtribe: Zygopetalinae Genus: Aganisia Lindl.
Species
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Aganisia Lindl. 1839, 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.

These dwarf, epiphytic climbing orchids occur in n montane or savanna forests and alongside rivers in Trinidad, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Peru.

These orchids show pseudobulbs and small flowers produced from a creeping rhizome. These flowers generally reach 4 cm in width. Their color is rare among orchids, varying from a rose-tinted violet to a blue-tinted violet. The flowers shows a short column foot and an elongate stipe.

They are rarely cultivated.

Synonym

• Acallis _Lindl.

Species

• Aganisia cyanea : Blue orchid (S. Trop. America).
• Aganisia fimbriata (N. & W. South America).
• Aganisia pulchella (Trinidad to Brazil). – type species

Intergeneric Hybrids

• xDownsara. = Aganisia x Batemannia x Otostylis x Zygosepalum
• xHamelwellsara = Aganisia x Batemannianax Otostylis x Zygopetalum x Zygosepalum
• xMasonara = Promenaea x Aganisia x Batemanniana x Colax x Otostylis x Zygopetalum x Zygosepalum
• xOtonisia = Aganisia x Otostylis
• xZygonisia = Aganisia x Zygopetalum

Reference

William Louis Stern, Walter S; Judd and Barbara S. Carlsward : Systematic and comparative anatomy of Maxillarieae (Orchidaceae), sans Oncidiinae - Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 144 Issue 3 Page 251 - March 2004