Taxonavigation

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

Overview of species

A. boliviensis – A. citrina – 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 (*01.10.1770 - †14.05.1840), a 19th-century German politician and patron of science.

References

• Kunth, K.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
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Altensteinia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2011 Dec. 30.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Altensteinia in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 May 20.
• Tropicos.org 2011. Altensteinia . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2011 Dec. 30.
• International Plant Names Index. 2011. Altensteinia. Published online. Accessed Dec.30 2011.
• The Plant List 2013. Altensteinia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Aug. 4.

Distribution

Vernacular names

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