Amesiella

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

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

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
photographspeciesspur lengthfragrancecolourationaltitude
A. philippinensislongerabsentyellow throat of labellumlower (400 - 1400 m a.s.l.)[5]
A. monticolalongestpresentpure whitehigher (1800 - 2200 m a.s.l.)[6]
A. minorshortabsentvertical yellow stripes on lateral lobes of labellumintermediate 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. 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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