Ackermania is a genus

Genus

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 in the orchid family

Family

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 (Orchidaceae

Orchidaceae

The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...

), classified in the subfamily Epidendroideae

Epidendroideae

In plant systematics Epidendroideae is a subfamily of the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Epidendroideae is larger than all the other orchid subfamilies together, comprising more than 15,000 species in 576 genera. Most Epidendroid orchids are tropical epiphytes, typically with pseudobulbs...

, tribe

Tribe

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 Maxillarieae

Maxillarieae

Maxillarieae is a large and complex tribe of orchids native to South and Central America. Within the tribe there are eight subtribes one of which is that of the genus Maxillaria....

, subtribe Zygopetalinae. This newly created genus, in alliance with Chondrorhyncha

Chondrorhyncha

Chondrorhyncha is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....

, is named after James D. Ackerman, an American orchid taxonomist.

Habitat

These species are usually found in montane forest

Forest

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s of South America

South America

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, especially shady, foggy and moist ones.

Species

There are 5 known species in this genus:

• Ackermania caudata (also Chondrorhyncha caudata and Stenia caudata): found in Peru (Cordillera del Cóndor
  Cordillera del Cóndor
  The Cordillera del Condor is a range in Ecuador and Peru....
  
  ), Colombia
  Colombia
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   and Ecuador
  Ecuador
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  .
• Ackermania cornuta
• Ackermania hajekii: this new species has been recently discovered in Peru
  Peru
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  . Plant epiphyte, it grows in wet tropical forest, at an altitude of around 3600 feet. Flowers during June and July (synonym : Benzingia hajekii (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler in Lankesteriana 5(2): 93. 2005 2005)
• Ackermania jarae: recently discovered in Huánuco
  Huánuco
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  , Peru, this new species is a threatened one (synonym : Benzingia jarae (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler in Lankesteriana 5(2): 93. 2005 )
• Ackermania palorae (also Stenia palorae) (synonym : Benzingia palorae (Dodson & Hirtz) Dressler in Lankesteriana 5(2): 93. 2005 )