Place of Publication
Gayana, Bot. 72(1): 152 (2015a)
Type citation
Based on: Altensteinia nervosa Kraenzl. CHILE; Taruguire, prov. Tarapacá. 3.756 m., 1904, R. Pohlmann s. n. (Lectotypus selected by Novoa et al. 2015) SGO 000001328!).
Synonyms
References
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Novoa et al. (2015a)
Novoa, P.
,
Vargas, C.
and
Cisternas, M.
2015a. Myrosmodes nervosa (Orchidaceae, Cranichidinae, subgenus Myrosmodes): A new combination of Myrosmodes to Chile. Gayana. Botánica 72(1): 152-154
Iconography
- Novoa et al. (2015a): figs 1 & 2
Regions
Tarapacá,
Antofagasta and
Arica y Parinacota
Habitat
Desert and
Andean desert
Distribution and habitat
Occurs in the high Andes from Arica and Parinacota to Antofagasta Regions, from 3,750 to 4,400 m elevation. It grows in Andean bogs “bofedales” in associated with herbaceous cushion species of Juncaceae, mainly Oxychloe andina. (Novoa, et al. 2015).
Descriptions
Notes
The leaves and inflorescence are eaten by the Quechua and Aymar (Villagrán & Castro, 2004)
Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.
