Hofmeisterella | |
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Hofmeisterella eumicroscopica (left) | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
Genus: |
Hofmeisterella Rchb.f. |
Type species | |
Hofmeisterella eumicroscopica (Rchb. f.) Rchb.f.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Hofmeisterella is a genus of orchids native to South America. Two species are known: [1] [2]
The genus was named by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach for W. Hoffmeister, a German botany professor. This miniature, epiphytic orchid occurs in cool to cold habitats in mountainous rain forests at heights between 1600 and 2400 m. This is a stemless plant with fleshy, terete leaves. The axillary inflorescence is erect to arcuate. It gives rise to few to several, successively flowering, relatively large, yellow flowers with a purple shine at their base.
Hofmeisterella | |
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Hofmeisterella eumicroscopica (left) | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
Genus: |
Hofmeisterella Rchb.f. |
Type species | |
Hofmeisterella eumicroscopica (Rchb. f.) Rchb.f.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Hofmeisterella is a genus of orchids native to South America. Two species are known: [1] [2]
The genus was named by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach for W. Hoffmeister, a German botany professor. This miniature, epiphytic orchid occurs in cool to cold habitats in mountainous rain forests at heights between 1600 and 2400 m. This is a stemless plant with fleshy, terete leaves. The axillary inflorescence is erect to arcuate. It gives rise to few to several, successively flowering, relatively large, yellow flowers with a purple shine at their base.