Christensonella

Christensonella

Maxillaria acicularis plate from Curtis' Botanical Magazine 74

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
SubTribe: Maxillariinae
Alliance:
Genus: Christensonella
Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek 2006

Type Species
Christensonella subulata

Christensonella is a genus of about 21 species that were separated from Maxillaria by DNA sequence data and cytological diversity.

Distribution[]

Plants are distributed from south of Bahia State, in Brazil, to Misiones, in Argentina, with a few species distributed from Central America and western South America, occurring from Bolivia up to southern Mexico.

Description[]

Species belonging to Christensonella can also be easily recognized by their whitish-to-yellow or red-to-maroon coloured flowers, generally with a shiny spot in the midlobe lip and, commonly, by the roots with annular expansions of the velamen

Culture[]

Plants grow in various temperature and light ranges depending on species. Plant can be grown in a fine bark medium, full sphagnum moss, or mounted on treefern or cork. Water regularly and keep mix moist but not wet. Plant require semi-dry rest through the winter month.

Naming[]

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Species[]

Christensonella acicularis (Herb. ex Lindl.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella cogniauxiana (Hoehne) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella echinophyta (Barb.Rodr.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella ferdinandiana (Barb.Rodr.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella juergensii (Schltr.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella madida (Lindl.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella nardoides (Kraenzl.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella neowiedii (Rchb.f.) S.Koehler, 2007.
Christensonella pacholskii (Christenson) S.Koehler, 2007.
Christensonella pachyphylla (Schltr. ex Hoehne) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella pumila (Hook.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella seideli (Pabst) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella subulata (Lindl.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella uncata (Lindl.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.
Christensonella vernicosa (Barb.Rodr.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek ,2006.
Christensonella vitelliniflora (Barb.Rodr.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek, 2006.