''Kefersteinia'' is a
genus of
flowering plants from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae. It has about 40-50 species, widespread across much of Latin America.
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/ref> The genus was named for Keferstein of Kröllwitz
Kröllwitz is a village and locality (''Ortsteil'') in the West borough (''Stadtbezirk West'') of Halle (Saale). It is located in the German state Saxony-Anhalt.
Geography
The center of Kröllwitz is located on a hill. There is the Petruskirche ...
, an orchidologist.
Description
Plants of the genus are small sympodial orchids closely related to ''Chondrorhyncha
''Chondrorhyncha'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At the present time 7 species are recognized, though many more names have been proposed. All species are native to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.
#'' Chondr ...
'', growing tall. Orchids have a long or short rhizome and lack pseudobulbs. Linear to lanceolate leaves form a fan shape, articulated to a sheath at their base. Single flowered inflorescences rise from the base or between leaves, often multiple at a time. Flowers are thin and translucent, with similar petals and sepals. The lip is broad and articulated to the column
A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. ...
foot. The column is stout and keeled on the underside. Flowers have four pollinia.
Distribution and habitat
Most species grow in the Andes mountains of Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
and Ecuador, in shady, humid conditions. Most are epiphytic
An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...
though some grow terrestrially in humus
In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter. It is a kind of soil organic matter. It is rich in nutrients and retains moisture in the soil. Humus is the Lati ...
or moss.[
]
Ecology
Most flowers of the genus are pollinated by euglossine bees
The tribe Euglossini, in the subfamily Apinae, commonly known as orchid bees or euglossine bees, are the only group of corbiculate bees whose non-parasitic members do not all possess eusocial behavior.
Description
Most of the tribe's specie ...
attracted by the flowers' fragrance. The hump of the lip forces bees to enter the flower from the side and pollinia are attached to the base of the bee's antennae.
Species
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of 2022:Kefersteinia alba
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
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*''Kefersteinia andreettae
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
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*''Kefersteinia angustifolia
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
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*''Kefersteinia auriculata
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
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*''Kefersteinia aurorae
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
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*''Kefersteinia bengasahra
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
''
*''Kefersteinia bismarckii
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
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*''Kefersteinia candida
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
''
*''Kefersteinia carolorum
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
''
*''Kefersteinia chocoensis
''Kefersteinia'' may refer to:
* ''Kefersteinia'' (polychaete), a polychaete genus in the family Hesionidae
Hesionidae are a family of phyllodocid "bristle worms" (class Polychaeta). They are (like almost all polychaetes) marine organisms. ...
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*'' Kefersteinia costaricensis''
*'' Kefersteinia delcastilloi''
*'' Kefersteinia elegans''
*'' Kefersteinia endresii''
*'' Kefersteinia escalerensis''
*'' Kefersteinia escobariana''
*'' Kefersteinia excentrica''
*'' Kefersteinia expansa''
*'' Kefersteinia forcipata''
*'' Kefersteinia gemma''
*''Kefersteinia graminea
''Kefersteinia graminea'' is an orchid found in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. Euglossine bees pollinate the species.
Description
''Kefersteinia graminea'' grows just over tall. The plant's linear to lanceolate leaves are long. The one to ...
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*'' Kefersteinia guacamayoana''
*'' Kefersteinia heideri''
*'' Kefersteinia hirtzii''
*'' Kefersteinia klabochii''
*'' Kefersteinia koechliniorum''
*'' Kefersteinia lactea''
*'' Kefersteinia lafontainei''
*'' Kefersteinia laminata''
*'' Kefersteinia lojae''
*'' Kefersteinia maculosa''
*'' Kefersteinia medinae''
*'' Kefersteinia microcharis''
*'' Kefersteinia minutiflora''
*'' Kefersteinia mystacina''
*'' Kefersteinia niesseniae''
*'' Kefersteinia ocellata''
*'' Kefersteinia orbicularis''
*'' Kefersteinia oscarii''
*'' Kefersteinia parvilabris''
*'' Kefersteinia pastorellii''
*'' Kefersteinia pellita''
*'' Kefersteinia perlonga''
*'' Kefersteinia pseudopellita''
*'' Kefersteinia pulchella''
*'' Kefersteinia pusilla''
*'' Kefersteinia retanae''
*'' Kefersteinia richardhegerlii''
*'' Kefersteinia ricii''
*'' Kefersteinia saccata''
*'' Kefersteinia salustianae''
*'' Kefersteinia sanguinolenta''
*'' Kefersteinia stapelioides''
*'' Kefersteinia stevensonii''
*'' Kefersteinia taurina''
*'' Kefersteinia tinschertiana''
*'' Kefersteinia tolimensis''
*'' Kefersteinia trullata''
*'' Kefersteinia vasquezii''
*'' Kefersteinia villenae''
*'' Kefersteinia villosa''
*'' Kefersteinia wercklei''
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1303731
Zygopetalinae genera
Zygopetalinae