Nothostele

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Cranichidinae
Genus: Nothostele
Species: (2)
N. acianthiformis – N. brasiliaensis
Name

Nothostele Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 339 (1980 publ. 1982)

Type species: Nothostele acianthiformis (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 340 (1980 publ. 1982)

Habitat and ecology

Both species of Nothostele habit cerrado biome, a kind of savannic vegetation, in Brazilian central plateau, in graminoid and rochy field vegetation types. The cerrado is strongly marked by a rainy and drought season. Nothostele species are geophytes, with by tuberoid, which let them survive during very long drought periods. Their leaves only sprout in rainy season, in contrast with flowering season on which plants are leafless.
Taxonomic and systematic notes

Nothostele had its systematic placement in Cranichidinae, as well as its only species at that time, N. acianthiformis, in genera Centrogenium, Pelexia and Stenorrhynchos. Batista et al., (2011) studied Nothostele systematics under morphological and molecular approaches, and so concluded it to be placed in Cranichidinae, sister to genus Eltroplectris. Nothostele brasiliaensis was initially misidentified and cited in botanical literature as N. acianthiformis. The same authors realized it was a distinct taxon and segregated to a new species.
References

Garay, L.A. (1982) Botanical Museum Leaflets 28(4): 339.
Batista, J.A.N., Meneguzzo, T.E.C., Salazar, G.A., Ramalho, A.J. & Bianchetti, L.B. 2011. Phylogenetic placement, taxonomic revision and a new species of Nothostele (Orchidaceae), an enigmatic genus endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 165(4): 348–363. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01113.x Reference page.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 40 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Nothostele in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Jan. 13. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2013. Nothostele in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 28.
Tropicos.org 2013. Nothostele. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Jan. 13.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Nothostele. Published online. Accessed: 13. Jan. 2013.
The Plant List 2013. Nothostele in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 11.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil
Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
Vernacular names
кырык мары: Нотостеле

Nothostele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both endemic to Brazil.[1]

Nothostele acianthiformis (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Garay - Minas Gerais
Nothostele brasiliaensis J.A.N.Bat., Meneguzzo & Bianch - Distrito Federal and Goiás

See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Batista, J.A.N., Meneguzzo, T.E.C., Salazar, G.A., Ramalho, A.J. & Bianchetti, L.B. 2011. Phylogenetic placement, taxonomic revision and a new species of Nothostele (Orchidaceae), an enigmatic genus endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 165(4): 348–363. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01113.x
Garay, L.A. (1982) Botanical Museum Leaflets 28(4): 339.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1–358. Oxford University Press.
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
Batista, J.A.N., Meneguzzo, T.E.C., Salazar, G.A., Ramalho, A.J. & Bianchetti, L. de Bem (2011) Phylogenetic placement, taxonomic revision and a new species of Nothostele (Orchidaceae), an enigmatic genus endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 165(4): 348–363.