Traunsteinera
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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| taxon = Traunsteinera
| authority = Rchb.
| synonyms = Orchites Schur
| type_species =Traunsteinera globosa
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Traunsteinera, the round headed orchid, or globe orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
Description
Traunsteinera species are terrestrial, perennial plants (geophytes), which overwinter with two ovate root nodules.
They are slender, up to 60 cm high plants. The flower stem has no leaf rosette but scattered stem leaves.
The inflorescence is very dense, with dozens of small flowers in an initially cone-shaped, later spherical to spherical spike. The perianth petals are oval in shape, with a long spatulate spire, forming a helmet. The lip is three-lobed, with a thin, curved spur. The gynostemium is short and obtuse, the rostellum three-lobed.
Distribution
The species{{clarify|reason=there are two|date=March 2022}} is rare and occurs locally in the medium and high mountain ranges from the temperate regions of Europe to the Caucasus. Plants are found growing in neutral to calcareous, moist or dry soils in sunny places such as calcareous grasslands and alpine meadows. In medium and high mountain ranges from 1000-3000 m.
File:Traunsteinera globosa 250708b.jpg|Traunsteinera globosa growing in habitat in Austria
File:Traunsteinera globosa Habitus.jpg|Traunsteinera globosa near Meglisalp, Alpstein mountain range, Switzerland
File:Traunsteinera globosa T69.1.jpg|Traunsteinera globosa growing in the West Tatra Mountains
File:Traunsteinera sphaerica 31535090.jpg|Traunsteinera sphaerica growing in Karachayevsky District, Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia
Taxonomy
Traunsteinera is named after the Austrian pharmacist and botanist Joseph Traunsteiner (1798–1850). The scientific name was published in 1842 by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach.
=Species=
There are two known species, native to Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=207589 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families][http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=traunsteinera+globosa Altervista Flora Italiana, Orchide dei pascoli, Round Headed Orchid, Traunsteinera globosa (L.) Rchb., Fl. Saxon.: 87. 1842]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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| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
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| 120px | Traunsteinera globosa (L.) Rchb. 1842 | widespread from Spain east to Ukraine and Turkey, including France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, etc. | {{convert| 1000-2700 |m|ft}} |
| 120px | Traunsteinera sphaerica (M.Bieb.) Schltr. 1928 | Turkey and the Caucasus | {{convert| 1000 - 3000 |m|ft}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Traunsteinera|Traunsteinera}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Traunsteinera|Traunsteinera}}
- [http://www.fancyplants.de/encontent/orchids/traunsteinera.htm Fancy Plants, Globe Orchid (Traunsteinera)]
- [http://botany.cz/cs/traunsteinera-globosa/ Czech Botany, Traunsteinera globosa, hlavinka horská, pavstavač hlavatý]
- [http://blumeninschwaben.de/Einkeimblaettrige/traunsteinera.htm Blumen in Schwaben, Kugelorchis (Traunsteinera)]
- [http://perso.numericable.fr/~durbphil/F_NeoTraunSera/Serapia.htm Numericable, Traunsteinera globosa, Orchis globuleux, Globe-flowered orchis, Rote Kugelorchis, Rosa Kugel-Knabenkraut]
- [http://www.pbase.com/stephaubry/image/144815856 Stéphane Aubry photos, Traunsteinera globosa]
- [http://www.aho-bayern.de/taxa/tr_glob.html AHO Bayern, Kugelknabenkraut, Rosa Kugelorchis, Traunsteinera globosa ]
- [http://www.tela-botanica.org/bdtfx-nn-68856-synthese Tela Botania, Orchis globuleux, Traunsteinera globosa]
- [http://www.terra.hu/haznov/htm/Traunsteinera.globosa.html Terra Alapítvány, Traunsteinera globosa, Gömböskosbor]
- [http://www.plantarium.ru/page/view/item/38873.html Plantarium, Traunsteinera globosa, Описание таксона]
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