Traunsteinera

Traunsteinera, the round headed orchid, or globe orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There are two known species, native to Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus.[1][2][3]

  • Traunsteinera globosa (L.) Rchb. - widespread from Spain east to Ukraine and Turkey, including France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, etc.
  • Traunsteinera sphaerica (M.Bieb.) Schltr. - Turkey and the Caucasus

Traunsteinera
Traunsteinera globosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Traunsteinera
Rchb.
Synonyms[1]

Orchites Schur

See also

  • List of Orchidaceae genera

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Orchide dei pascoli, Round Headed Orchid, Traunsteinera globosa (L.) Rchb., Fl. Saxon.: 87. 1842
  3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
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