Altensteinia

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

• 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

References