Altensteinia

Altensteinia virescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Cranichidinae
Genus: Altensteinia

Overview of species (8)

A. boliviensis – A. citrina – A. cundinamarcae – A. elliptica – A. fimbriata – A. longispicata – A. marginata – A. virescens

Name

Altensteinia Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 333 (1816)

• Type species: Altensteinia fimbriata Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 333 (1816)
• Etymology: Honours Karl vom Stein zum Altenstein, a 19th-century German politician and patron of science.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Kunth, C.S. 1816. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 1: 333.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 26 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Altensteinia. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Altensteinia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Altensteinia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Altensteinia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Altensteinia. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Altensteinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Альтенштайния
коми: Альтенштайния
олык марий: Алтенштайний
кырык мары: Алтенштайний
удмурт: Альтенштайния

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