Hofmeisterella

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Hofmeisterella
Overview of species (2)

H. biglobulosa – H. eumicroscopica
Name

Hofmeisterella Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 563 (1852)

Type species: Hofmeisterella eumicroscopica (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 563 (1852)

Synonymy

Basionym
Hofmeistera Rchb.f., De Pollin. Orchid.: 30 (1852), nom. illeg.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 278 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Reichenbach, H.G. 1852. Annales Botanices Systematicae 3: 563.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Hofmeisterella. Accessed: 2021 Jun 4.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hofmeisterella in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 4. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hofmeisterella in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 4. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Hofmeisterella. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Hofmeisterella. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jun 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Hofmeisterella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 4.

Vernacular names

кырык мары: Хофмайстерелла

Hofmeisterella is a genus of orchids native to South America. Two species are known:[1][2]

Hofmeisterella eumicroscopica (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G. Walpers (1852) - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Hofmeisterella falcata (Linden & Rchb.f.) Nauray & A.Galán (2009) - Colombia

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.

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Nauray Huari, W.; Galán de Mera, A. 2009: Una nueva combinación en Hofmeisterella (Orchidaceae) para la flora de Colombia. Novon, 19(3): 388–390. doi:10.3417/2007102