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Hofmeisterella

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Hofmeisterella
Hofmeisterella eumicroscopica (left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Cymbidieae
Subtribe:
Oncidiinae
Genus:
Hofmeisterella

Species:
H. eumicroscopica
Type species
Hofmeisterella eumicroscopica
(Rchb. f.) Rchb.f.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hofmeistera Rchb.f.

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.

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ 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
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