''Acianthera angustisepala'' is a species of plant in the

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

family.

Distribution

It is endemic from

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

to Guatemala. It was formerly subordinated to the genus ''Pleurothallis'' .

Description

''Acianthera angustisepala'' is found in forests at elevations of 800 to 1350 meters .

Taxonomy

It was named by

Alec Melton Pridgeon Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. It may be a diminutive of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include: People *Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat * Alec Acton (1938� ...

, and Mark Wayne Chase in ''Lindleyana'' 16: 247 in 2001.

References

angustisepala Taxa named by Mark Wayne Chase {{Epidendreae-stub