Amesiella

Amesiella
Amesiella monticola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Distribution of Amesiella

Amesiella is a genus of orchids endemic to the Island of Luzon, in the Philippines.[1]

Taxonomy

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

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]

overview of species characteristics
photograph species spur length fragrance colouration altitude
A. philippinensis longer absent yellow throat of labellum lower (400 - 1400 m a.s.l.)[5]
A. monticola longest present pure white higher (1800 - 2200 m a.s.l.)[6]
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

As of May 2014, three species were recognized:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Angraecum philippinense Ames, Philipp. J. Sci., C 2: 336 (1907).
  3. ^ Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf ex Garay, Leslie Andrew. 1972. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 23: 159
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Amesiella philippinensis (Ames) Garay 1972. (n.d.). IOSPE PHOTOS. Retrieved October 3, 2022, from http://www.orchidspecies.com/amesiellaphillipinesis.htm
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ "Amesiella minor | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org.
  8. ^ 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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