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	Aganisia (Greek, meaning desirable). Orchidaceae. Epiphytes grown on blocks. Stems short, finally forming pseudobulbs, arising from a creeping rhizome: lf. 1: fls. few, in an erect raceme from the base of the pseudobulb; sepals and petals nearly alike, spreading; lateral lobes of the lip short or obsolete, the middle lobe broad, spreading, entire or 2- or 3-lobed; pollinia 4.—Species 2; natives of S. Amer. For culture and propagation, see article on Orchids.		Aganisia (Greek, meaning desirable). Orchidaceae. Epiphytes grown on blocks. Stems short, finally forming pseudobulbs, arising from a creeping rhizome: lf. 1: fls. few, in an erect raceme from the base of the pseudobulb; sepals and petals nearly alike, spreading; lateral lobes of the lip short or obsolete, the middle lobe broad, spreading, entire or 2- or 3-lobed; pollinia 4.—Species 2; natives of S. Amer. For culture and propagation, see article on Orchids.

			A. ionoptera, Nichols. Fls. blue, nodding, the sepals and petals tipped white, the white lip with the lateral lobes red-streaked, the middle lobe transversely oblong, with 2 red bars. Peru.
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| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Aganisia''
| image = Aganisia cyanea (1845).jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ''[[Aganisia cyanea]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Maxillarieae]]
| subtribus = Zygopetalinae
| alliance = Zygopetalum
| genus = '''''Aganisia'''''
| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
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'''''Aganisia''''' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]] 1839, is a small South American genus in the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]), subfamily [[Epidendroideae]].

The genus was named after the Greek word ‘agnos’ (gratitude), perhaps referring to the sweet scent of its flowers.

These dwarf, [[epiphyte|epiphytic]] climbing orchids occur in n montane or savanna forests and alongside rivers in [[Trinidad]], [[Brazil]], Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Peru.

These orchids show [[pseudobulb]]s and small [[flower]]s produced from a creeping [[rhizome]]. These flowers generally reach 4 cm in width. Their color is rare among orchids, varying from a rose-tinted violet to a blue-tinted violet. The flowers shows a short [[column (botany)|column]] foot and an elongate stipe.

They are rarely cultivated.

== Synonym ==
*[[Acacallis (orchid)|Acallis]] <sub><small>[[John Lindley|Lindl.]]</small></sub>

== Species ==

* ''Aganisia cyanea'' : Blue orchid (S. Trop. America).
* ''Aganisia fimbriata'' (N. & W. South America).
* ''Aganisia pulchella'' (Trinidad to Brazil). – type species

== Intergeneric Hybrids ==
* x''Downsara''. = ''Aganisia'' x ''Batemannia'' x ''Otostylis'' x ''Zygosepalum''
* x''Hamelwellsara'' = ''Aganisia'' x ''Batemanniana''x ''Otostylis'' x ''Zygopetalum'' x ''Zygosepalum''
* x''Masonara'' = ''Promenaea'' x ''Aganisia'' x ''Batemanniana'' x ''Colax'' x ''Otostylis'' x ''Zygopetalum'' x ''Zygosepalum''
* x''Otonisia'' = ''Aganisia'' x ''Otostylis''
* x''Zygonisia '' = ''Aganisia'' x ''Zygopetalum''

== Reference ==
William Louis Stern, Walter S; Judd and Barbara S. Carlsward : Systematic and comparative anatomy of Maxillarieae (Orchidaceae), sans Oncidiinae - Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 144 Issue 3 Page 251 - March 2004
[[Category:Orchid genera]]