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: 30563; 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)
134.6758
Genus
Kefersteinia Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 633 (1852)
Distribution: C- and tropical South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia)
Species listed in database: 64
= Senghasia Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 335 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia alata
Pupulin; Harvard Pap. Bot. 8(2): 161 (2004)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Kefersteinia alba
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 19: 228 (1923)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chondrorhyncha alba (Schltr.) L.O.Williams; Ceiba 5: 191 (1956)
species :
Kefersteinia andreettae
G.Gerlach, Neudecker & Seeger; Orchidee (Hamburg) 40(4): 133 (1989)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Kefersteinia salustianae D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46(1): 37 (1994) [fide G. Gerlach & Neudecker 1994]
species :
Kefersteinia angustifolia
Pupulin & Dressler; Harvard Pap. Bot. 8(2): 164 (2004)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Kefersteinia auriculata
Dressler; Orquideologia 16(1): 49 (1983)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Senghasia auriculata (Dressler) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia aurorae
D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46(3): 233 (1994)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia bengasahra
D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46(3): 235 (1994)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia bismarckii
Dodson & D.E.Benn.; Icon. Pl. Trop., Ser. 2, 1: t. 83 (1989)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia candida
D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46(3): 238 (1994)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia carolorum
Carnevali & Cetzal; Phytotaxa 239(2): 166 (2015)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Kefersteinia chocoensis
G.Gerlach & Senghas; Orchidee (Hamburg) 41(2): 45 (1990)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Senghasia chocoensis (G.Gerlach & Senghas) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia costaricensis
Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 413 (1918)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chondrorhyncha costaricensis (Schltr.) P.Allen; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 36: 86 (1949) (Fl. Panama, Pt. 3, 422)
= Senghasia costaricensis (Schltr.) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia delcastilloi
D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46(1): 32 (1994)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia elegans
Garay; Orquideologia 4: 80 (1969)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Valle del Cauca)
80 PAN 82 CLM
species :
Kefersteinia endresii
Pupulin; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 103: 543 (2001)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Kefersteinia escalerensis
D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46(3): 238 (1994)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia escobariana
G.Gerlach & Neudecker; Orquideologia 19(3): 46 (1994)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Kefersteinia excentrica
Dressler & Mora-Ret.; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 13 (12): 261 (1993)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
species :
Kefersteinia expansa
Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 9 (1878)
Distribution: W-Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum expansum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 9: 168 (1878)
species :
Kefersteinia forcipata
(Rchb.f.) P.A.Harding; Huntleyas 165 (2008)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum forcipatum Anon.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 24: 70 (1885)
species :
Kefersteinia gemma
Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 1: 406 (1874)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia); Venezuela; W-Ecuador
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum gemma (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 1: 406 (1874) [in syn.]
species :
Kefersteinia graminea
(Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 634 (1852)
Distribution: Trinidad; Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca); Venezuela (Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Merida, Miranda); ?E-Ecuador
81 TRT 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Huntleya fimbriata Linden; Établ. Linden, Prix-Courant 6: 6 (1851)
= Huntleya fimbriata Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 634 (1852), nom. illeg.
= Zygopetalum gramineum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 10 (1844)
species :
Kefersteinia guacamayoana
Dodson & Hirtz; Icon. Pl. Trop., Ser. 2, 6: t. 504 (1989)
Distribution: Venezuela; Ecuador
82 VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Senghasia guacamayoana (Dodson & Hirtz) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia heideri
Neudecker; Orquideologia 19(3): 97 (1994)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: Known only from type
species :
Kefersteinia hirtzii
Dodson; Icon. Pl. Trop., Ser. 2, 6: t. 505 (1989)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Kefersteinia klabochii
(Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 267 (1920)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum klabochii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 24: 391 (1885)
species :
Kefersteinia koechlinorum
Christenson; Orchid Digest 64(3): 139 (2000)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia lactea
Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1872: 1290 (1872)
Distribution: ?Mexico; Guatemala; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS GUA PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chondrorhyncha lactea (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams; Caldasia 1(5): 16 (1942)
= Senghasia lactea (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Romowicz; Richardiana 6(4): 182 (2006)
= Zygopetalum lacteum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1872: 1290 (1872)
species :
Kefersteinia lafontainei
Senghas & G.Gerlach; Orchidee (Hamburg) 41(2): 47 (1990)
Distribution: Surinam; French Guiana
82 FRG SUR
species :
Kefersteinia laminata
Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 24: 70 (1885)
Distribution: Colombia; Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Zygopetalum laminatum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 24: 70 (1885)
species :
Kefersteinia lindneri
Dodson; Icon. Pl. Trop. 5 (Orch. Ecuador): t. 439 (1982)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Remarks: sometimes included in K. lojae
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Kefersteinia lojae
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 8: 93 (1921)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Chondrorhyncha lojae (Schltr.) C.Schweinf.; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 216 (1944)
species :
Kefersteinia luteola
Pupulin, E.Salas & Bogarín; Harvard Pap. Bot. 29(2): 308 (2024)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Kefersteinia maculosa
Dressler; Orquideologia 16(1): 52 (1983)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Senghasia maculosa (Dressler) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia medinae
Pupulin & G.Merino; Willdenowia 38(1): 190 (2008)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Kefersteinia microcharis
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 19: 300 (1923)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Chondrorhyncha microcharis (Schltr.) L.O.Williams; Ceiba 5: 194 (1956)
species :
Kefersteinia minutiflora
Dodson; Icon. Pl. Trop. 5 (Orch. Ecuador): t. 440 (1982)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Kefersteinia mystacina
(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 15: 530 (1881)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Putumayo, Valle del Cauca); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
80 PAN 82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Kefersteinia lacerata Fowlie; Orchid Digest 32: 145 (1968)
= Zygopetalum mystacinum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 15: 530 (1881)
species :
Kefersteinia niesseniae
P.Ortiz; Orquideologia 20: 239 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Nariño)
82 CLM
species :
Kefersteinia ocellata
Garay; Orquideologia 4: 83 (1969)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Nariño); NW-Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Senghasia ocellata (Garay) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia orbicularis
Pupulin; Lindleyana 15(1): 25 (2000)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Kefersteinia oscarii
P.Ortiz; Orquideologia 20(2): 240 (1996)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Kefersteinia parvilabris
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 19: 52 (1923)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chondrorhyncha parvilabris (Schltr.) L.O.Williams; Ceiba 5: 195 (1956)
= Kefersteinia deflexipetala Fowlie; Orchid Digest 30: 117 (1966)
= Senghasia parvilabris (Schltr.) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia pastorellii
Dodson & D.E.Benn.; Icon. Pl. Trop., Ser. 2, 1: t. 85 (1989)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia pellita
Rchb.f. ex Dodson & D.E.Benn.; Icon. Pl. Trop., Ser. 2, 1: t. 86 (1989)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Kefersteinia perlonga
Dressler; Orquideologia 18(3): 219 (1993)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Senghasia perlonga (Dressler) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia pseudopellita
P.A.Harding; Orquideologia 25(2): 160 (2008)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Kefersteinia pulchella
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27: 68 (1929)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Kefersteinia vasquezii (Schltr.) Dodson; Icon. Pl. Trop., Ser. 2, 4: t. 345 (1989)
species :
Kefersteinia pusilla
(C.Schweinf.) C.Schweinf.; Fieldiana, Bot. 33: 59 (1970)
Distribution: Colombia (Putumayo); Peru; Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
82 CLM 83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Chondrorhyncha pusilla C.Schweinf.; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 12: 384 (1944)
= Kefersteinia benvenathar D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46(3): 235 (1994) [fide G. Gerlach & Neudecker 1994]
= Kefersteinia bertoldii Jenny; Orchidee (Hamburg) 36(5): 184 (1985) [fide G. Gerlach & Neudecker 1994]
= Kefersteinia jarae D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46(1): 34 (1994) [fide G. Gerlach & Neudecker 1994]
= Kefersteinia licethyae D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46: 34 (1994) [fide G. Gerlach & Neudecker 1994]
= Kefersteinia vollesii Jenny; Orchidee (Hamburg) 36(5): 185 (1985) [fide G. Gerlach & Neudecker 1994]
= Senghasia bertoldii (Jenny) Szlach. & Romowicz; Richardiana 6(4): 182 (2006)
= Senghasia jarae (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Szlach. & Romowicz; Richardiana 6(4): 182 (2006)
= Senghasia licethyae (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Szlach. & Romowicz; Richardiana 6(4): 182 (2006)
= Senghasia vollesii (Jenny) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia retanae
G.Gerlach; Brenesia 4142: 100 (1994 publ. 1995)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Kefersteinia retanae G.Gerlach ex C.O.Morales; Brenesia 52: 75 (1999)
= Senghasia retanae (G.Gerlach) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia richardhegerlii
R.Vásquez & Dodson; Revista Soc. Boliv. Bot. 3 (1-2): 12 (2001)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: Known only from type
species :
Kefersteinia ricii
R.Vásquez & Dodson; Revista Soc. Boliv. Bot. 2(1): 4 (1998)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Kefersteinia saccata
Pupulin; Willdenowia 38(1): 188 (2008)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Kefersteinia sanguinolenta
Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 635 (1852)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó); Venezuela (Miranda, Venezuela Distrito Federal); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Kefersteinia sanguinea Pritz.; Icon. Bot. Index [Pritzel], ed. 2: 161 (1855)
= Zygopetalum sanguinolentum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 658 (1861)
species :
Kefersteinia stapelioides
Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 634 (1852)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Chondrorhyncha stapelioides (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams; Ceiba 5: 195 (1956)
= Zygopetalum moritzii Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 658 (1861)
species :
Kefersteinia stevensonii
Dressler; Orquideologia 7(3): 135 (1972)
Distribution: W-Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Kefersteinia taurina
Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 5 (1876)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca); W-Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Kefersteinia lehmannii P.Ortiz; Orquideologia 20(2): 234 (1996)
= Kefersteinia taggesellii Neudecker; Orquideologia 19(3): 98 (1994)
= Zygopetalum taurinum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Linnaea 42: 5 (1877)
species :
Kefersteinia tinschertiana
Pupulin; Harvard Pap. Bot. 8(2): 166 (2004)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
species :
Kefersteinia tolimensis
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 161 (1920)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Huila, Tolima, Valle del Cauca); Venezuela (Merida, Miranda, Trujillo, Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Kefersteinia trullata
Dressler; Orquideologia 18(3): 221 (1993)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Nariño, Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Senghasia trullata (Dressler) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 336 (2003)
species :
Kefersteinia universitatis-tolimae
Sierra-Ariza; Harvard Pap. Bot. 28(2): 728 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Kefersteinia villenae
D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Brittonia 46(3): 241 (1994)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia villosa
D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Lindleyana 13(1): 51 (1998)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Kefersteinia wercklei
Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 19: 53 (1923)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Kefersteinia umbonata Rchb.f.; nomen
= Chondrorhyncha wercklei (Schltr.) C.Schweinf.; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 12: 386 (1944)
= Senghasia wercklei (Schltr.) Szlach.; J. Orchideenfr. 10(4): 337 (2003)
