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Acineta is a small genus of epiphytic orchids from tropical mountain forests, found from Mexico to western South America, often growing on trees and sometimes on rocky banks. Grow them as cool-to-intermediate epiphytes in bright, humid conditions with a pronounced dry rest after growth, as the pendent flower spikes bear fragrant pale yellow to reddish brown blooms.
Acineta, abbreviated as Acn in horticultural trade, is a small genus belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae). The name is derived from the Greek word 'akinetos' (immobile), referring to the rigid labellum (lip).
These epiphytic orchids occur in tropical mountainous forests from Mexico to western South America, at altitudes up to 2,000 m. They are sometimes lithophytic when found on steep embankments.
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