Amesiella is a genus of orchids endemic to the Island of Luzon, in the Philippines.[1]
| Amesiella | |
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| Amesiella monticola | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Amesiella Schltr. ex Garay |
| Type species | |
| Amesiella philippinensis (Ames) Garay
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| Distribution of Amesiella | |
Taxonomy edit
Previously it was believed that the species of this genus belonged to the genus Angraecum within the subtribe Angraecinae. [2] The genus is named for Oakes Ames (1874-1950), founder of the orchid herbarium at Harvard University.[3]
Description edit
These short-stemmed, miniature epiphytes form elliptic, coriaceous, distichous leaves. White flowers with pronounces spurs, indicating moth pollination, are formed on short, axillary racemes. [4]
| photograph | species | spur length | fragrance | colouration | altitude |
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A. philippinensis | longer | absent | yellow throat of labellum | lower (400 - 1400 m a.s.l.)[5] |
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A. monticola | longest | present | pure white | higher (1800 - 2200 m a.s.l.)[6] |
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A. minor | short | absent | vertical yellow stripes on lateral lobes of labellum | intermediate to high (1200 m a.s.l.[7] or 1000-2000 m a.s.l.[8]) |
Species edit
As of May 2014, three species were recognized:[1]
- Amesiella minor Senghas (1999)
- Amesiella monticola Cootes & D.P.Banks (1998)
- Amesiella philippinensis (Ames) Garay (1972)
References edit
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Angraecum philippinense Ames, Philipp. J. Sci., C 2: 336 (1907).
- ^ Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf ex Garay, Leslie Andrew. 1972. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 23: 159
- ^ Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3) Alec M. Pridgeon / Phillip J. Cribb / Mark W. Chase / Finn N. Rasmussen 2014 OUP Oxford ISBN 978-0-19-100389-9
- ^ Amesiella philippinensis (Ames) Garay 1972. (n.d.). IOSPE PHOTOS. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from http://www.orchidspecies.com/amesiellaphillipinesis.htm
- ^ Amesiella monticola J.E. Cootes et D.P. Banks 1998. (n.d.). IOSPE PHOTOS. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from http://www.orchidspecies.com/amesmonticola.htm
- ^ "Amesiella minor | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org.
- ^ Xie, J. (2018, September 24). Amesiella minor 小埃姆斯蘭. 蘭花的故事. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from https://orchid-story.blogspot.com/2018/09/amesiella-minor.html
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