Peristeria

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Coeliopsidinae
Genus: Peristeria
Overview of species (12)

P. cerina – P. cochlearis – – P. ephippium – P. esperanzae – P. guttata – P. leucoxantha – P. lindenii – P. oscarii-rodrigoi – P. pendula – P. selligera – P. serroniana P. elata
Name

Peristeria Hook., Bot. Mag. 58: t. 3116 (1831)

Type species: Peristeria elata Hook., Bot. Mag. 58: t. 3116 (1831)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Eckartia Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 53 (1841)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama.
Caribbean
Trinidad-Tobago.
Northern South America
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Brazil
Brazil Northeast, Brazil North.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Hooker, W.J. 1831. Botanical Magazine 58: t. 3116.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 45 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Peristeria. Accessed: 2021 May 25.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Peristeria in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Peristeria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 25. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Peristeria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Peristeria. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Peristeria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Dove orchids
перем коми: Перистерия
коми: Перистерия
олык марий: Перистерий
кырык мары: Перистери
удмурт: Перистерия

Peristeria is a genus of plants of the family Orchidaceae[2] commonly called dove orchid or Holy Ghost orchid. In line with the common name, the genus' name is from the Greek word peristerion meaning "from dove". According to the Royal Horticultural Society, Per is the official orchid abbreviation for this genus. In nature, it is found across much of South America as well as in Panama, Costa Rica and Trinidad.[1]

Peristeria elata is the national flower of Panama and is extremely over-collected in its native habitat. This over collection has led to its status as a species threatened with extinction delineated in Appendix I of CITES. In its native habitat, Peristeria can usually be found growing near the edge of hardwood forests. In the fall, after the trees in the hardwood forest lose their leaves, the plants are exposed to full sun throughout the cool, dry winter. Species in this genus are either epiphytic or terrestrial in growth habit.
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Missouri Botanical Garden w3 TROPICOS
Peristeria in World Checklist of Orchidaceae. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.