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, 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 are rare and occur 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.
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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesAltervista Flora Italiana, Orchide dei pascoli, Round Headed Orchid, Traunsteinera globosa (L.) Rchb., Fl. Saxon.: 87. 1842Pridgeon, 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. Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Traunsteinera globosa (L.) Rchb. 1842 widespread from Spain east to Ukraine and Turkey, including France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, etc. Traunsteinera sphaerica (M.Bieb.) Schltr. 1928 Turkey and the Caucasus
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
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