Acianthera pubescens

Acianthera pubescens is a species in the Acianthera genus.

Description

Plant blooms in the from summer to winter with several 5 mm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.

Distribution

Plant is found growing in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, French Guiana, Surinam, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina at elevations of 500 to 1900 meters

Culture

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in intermediate to warm conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.

Varieties

Image	Name	Description
	Acianthera pubescens	Sepals and petals are white, lip is white and spotted

Naming

Common Name: The Fine Haired Acianthera

Synonyms

1. Pleurothallis pubescens Lindl. 1836
2. Humboldtia bufonis (Klotzsch) Kuntze 1891
3. Humboldtia polystachya Ruiz & Pav 1798
4. Humboldtia pubescens (Lindl.) Kuntze ?
5. Humboldtia smithiana (Lindl.) Kuntze?
6. Humboldtia truxillensis (Rchb. f.) Kuntze?
7. Humboldtia vittata (Lindl.) Kuntze?
8. Humboltia bufonis (Klotzsch) Kuntze 1891
9. Humboltia polystachya (A. Rich. & Galeotti) Kuntze 1891
10. Humboltia pubescens (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
11. Humboltia smithiana (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
12. Humboltia truxillensis (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891
13. Pleurothallis bourgeaui Kraenzl. 1920
14. Pleurothallis bufonis Klotzsch 1854
15. Pleurothallis coriacea Bello 1883
16. Pleurothallis janeirensis Barb. Rodr. 1882
17. Pleurothallis mandibularis Kraenzl. 1920
18. Pleurothallis picta Hook 1842
19. Pleurothallis polystachya A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845
20. Pleurothallis porphyrantha Kraenzl. 1921
21. Pleurothallis riograndensis Barb. Rodr. 1882
22. Pleurothallis riograndensis var. longicaulis Cogn. 1896
23. Pleurothallis smithiana Lindl. 1843
24. Pleurothallis truxillensis Rchb. f. 1854
25. Pleurothallis vittata Lindl. 1838