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
Species: (14)
P. cerina – P. cochlearis – P. elata – P. ephippium – P. esperanzae – P. guttata – P. leucoxantha – P. lindenii – P. oscarii-rodrigoi – P. pendula – P. rossiana – P. selligera – P. serroniana – P. violacea

Name

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

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

Synonyms

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

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
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Peristeria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Feb. 2.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Peristeria in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 4.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Peristeria Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Feb. 2.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Peristeria. Published online. Accessed 2 Feb. 2013.

• The Plant List 2013. Peristeria in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 13.

Native distribution areas

Display the range areas:

Continental: Southern America  Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast. Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panamá. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

English: Dove orchids
коми: Перистерия
кырык мары: Перистери
Перем Коми: Перистерия
удмурт: Перистерия

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