Altensteinia

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Altensteinia
Altensteinia virescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Cranichidinae
Genus:	Altensteinia Kunth
Species
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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.^[1]

List of species[]

• Rolfe ex Rusby (1895) - Peru, Bolivia
• Garay (1978) - Ecuador
• S.Nowak, Szlach. & Mytnik, 2014 - Colombia (Cundinamarca).
• C.Schweinf. (1951) - Peru
• Kunth (1816) - type species - Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
• C.Schweinf. (1941) - Peru
• Rchb.f. (1878) - Peru
• Lindl. (1845) - Colombia, Ecuador

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Altensteinia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Altensteinia at Wikispecies

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