Peristeria

Peristeria elata (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Coeliopsidinae
Genus: Peristeria

Overview of species (12)

P. cerina – P. cochlearis – P. elata – P. ephippium – P. esperanzae – P. guttata – P. leucoxantha – P. lindenii – P. oscarii-rodrigoi – P. pendula – P. selligera – P. serroniana

Name

Peristeria Hook., Bot. Mag. 58: t. 3116 (1831)

• Type species: Peristeria elata Hook., Bot. Mag. 58: t. 3116 (1831)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Eckartia Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 53 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama. Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. 1831. Botanical Magazine 58: t. 3116.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 45 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Peristeria. Accessed: 2021 May 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Peristeria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Peristeria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Peristeria. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Peristeria. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Peristeria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Dove orchids
перем коми: Перистерия
коми: Перистерия
олык марий: Перистерий
кырык мары: Перистери
удмурт: Перистерия
中文: 鸽兰属

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