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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Cranichidinae |
| Genus: | Altensteinia Kunth |
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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.
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
External links
Media related to Altensteinia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Altensteinia at Wikispecies
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