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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30538; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.4604 Genus Aa Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 1: 18 (1856)
Distribution: Andes from Colombia to Argentina
Species listed in database: 26
species :
Aa achalensis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 358 (1920)
Distribution: Argentina (Catamarca, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Rioja, San Luis, Tucuman)
85 ARG
Remarks: synonymy fide Martín et al. 2024
Synonyms: hidden
= Aa lorentzii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 438 (1920)
= Aa schickendanzii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 438 (1920)
species :
Aa argyrolepis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 1: 18 (1856)
Distribution: Colombia (Guajira, Magdalena); Ecuador (Pichincha)
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia argyrolepis Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 239 (1855)
species :
Aa aurantiaca D.Trujillo; Lankesteriana 11(1): 3 (-5; fig.1-2) (2011)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Aa calceata (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 150 (1912)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia calceata Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 3: 19 (1878)
species :
Aa colombiana Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 48 (1920)
Distribution: Colombia (Caldas, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Risaralda); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia columbiana (Schltr.) Garay; Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 47: 195 (1953)
species :
Aa denticulata Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 48 (1920)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Cundinamarca); Ecuador (Pichincha)
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Aa erosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 150 (1912)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia erosa Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 51 (1878)
species :
Aa fiebrigii (Schltr.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 150 (1912)
Distribution: Bolivia (Tarija); Argentina (Jujuy, Tucuman)
83 BOL 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia fiebrigii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 445 (1912)
species :
Aa figueroi Szlach. & S.Nowak; Pl. Syst. Evol. 300(8): 1837 (2014)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Cesar)
82 CLM
species :
Aa hieronymi (Cogn.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 150 (1912), et Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 437 (1920)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz); Brazil; Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia hieronymi Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 3(3): 245 (1895)
species :
Aa lehmannii Rchb.f. ex Szlach. & Kolan.; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 51(5): 330 (2014)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Aa leucantha (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 213 (1920)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Nariño, Quindío, Santander, Tolima); Venezuela; Ecuador
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Aa nigrescens Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 49 (1920)
= Altensteinia leucantha Rchb.f.; Flora (Regensburg) 69: 548 (1886)
= Altensteinia nigrescens (Schltr.) Løjtnant; Bot. Not. 130(2): 164 (1977)
species :
Aa lozanoi Szlach. & S.Nowak; Pl. Syst. Evol. 300(8): 1835 (2014)
Distribution: Colombia (Caldas, Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
species :
Aa macra Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 8: 37 (1921)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena); Ecuador (Chimborazo)
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia macra (Schltr.) A.D.Hawkes; Phytologia 3: 248 (1950)
species :
Aa maderoi Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 49 (1920)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Quindío, Santander); Venezuela; Ecuador (Napo-Pastaza, Tungurahua)
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia fragosa Løjtnant; Bot. Not. 130(2): 163 (1977)
= Aa hartwegii Garay; Opera Bot. B (Fl. Ecuador) 9 (225: 1): 161 (1978)
species :
Aa mandonii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 150 (1912)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia mandonii Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 3: 19 (1878)
species :
Aa mathewsii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 150 (1912)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Aa lechleri Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 9: 52 (1921)
= Altensteinia mathewsii Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 3: 19 (1878)
species :
Aa microtidis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 10: 35 (1922)
Distribution: Bolivia (Tarija)
83 BOL
species :
Aa olivacea D.Trujillo, Rob.Fern. & Edquén; Lankesteriana 24(3): 246 (2024)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Aa paleacea (Kunth) Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 1: 18 (1856)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Colombia (Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Quindío, Santander, Tolima); Venezuela; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
80 COS 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia paleacea (Kunth) Kunth; Syn. Pl. [Kunth] 1: 325 (1822)
= Myrosmodes paleacea (Kunth) Rchb.f. ex Griseb.; Symb. Fl. Argent. 338 (1879), nomen
= Ophrys paleacea Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 1: 334 (1816)
species :
Aa riobambae Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 8: 38 (1921)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia riobambae (Schltr.) A.D.Hawkes; Phytologia 3: 248 (1950)
species :
Aa rosei Ames; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 35: 81 (1922)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia rosei (Ames) L.O.Williams; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 7: 137 (1939)
species :
Aa sphaeroglossa Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 10: 36 (1922)
Distribution: Bolivia (Tarija)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: Known only from type
species :
Aa tenebrosa C.M.Martín & Scrocchi; Syst. Bot. 45(4): (2024)
Distribution: Argentina (Salta)
85 ARG
species :
Aa trilobulata Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 10: 37 (1922)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL
species :
Aa weddelliana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 150 (1912)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz); Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucuman)
83 BOL PER 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Altensteinia weddelliana Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 3: 19 (1878)
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


Version 25.03 (March 6th, 2025)

Covering 356,112 accepted species,
8,776 hybrids, 48,085 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,002,454 synonyms,
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