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Altensteinia

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Altensteinia is a genus of orchids. It is found in the Andean region of South America. At present (May 2014), eight species are accepted.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Observations recorded879

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
27
With media
20
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
AMES, SEL, NY, MO, F, TEX
Recorded in
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia

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Altensteinia is a genus of orchids. It is found in the Andean region of South America. At present (May 2014), eight species are accepted.

== List of species == Altensteinia boliviensis Rolfe ex Rusby (1895) - Peru, Bolivia Altensteinia citrina Garay (1978) - Ecuador Altensteinia cundinamarcae S.Nowak, Szlach. & Mytnik, 2014 - Colombia (Cundinamarca). Altensteinia elliptica C.Schweinf. (1951) - Peru Altensteinia fimbriata Kunth (1816) - type species - Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Altensteinia longispicata C.Schweinf. (1941) - Peru Altensteinia marginata Rchb.f. (1878) - Peru Altensteinia virescens Lindl. (1845) - Colombia, Ecuador

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