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Flowers, sex and lies - The scandalous pollination of Lepanthes
(2005)
El texto hace referencia a las orquídeas, para este caso toma en cuenta la especie de Lepanthes, se centra en tres aspectos importantes: la reproducción, las mentiras y la polinización de esta planta.
Two new endemic species of Monstera (Araceae: Monsteroideae: Monstereae) from Golfito in southern Costa Rica
(2020)
Monstera croatii M.Cedeño & A.Hay and M. gambensis M.Cedeño & M.A.Blanco (Araceae: Monsteroideae: Monstereae) are newly described and illustrated from cantón Golfito in the Pacific lowlands of southern Costa Rica. Notes ...
Duckweeds (Araceae: Lemnoideae) growing on wet, vertical rocks behind a waterfall in Costa Rica, with a new country record of Wolffiella oblonga (Phil.) Hegelm.
Lentilles d’eau (Araceae: Lemnoideae) poussant sur des rochers verticaux et humides derrière une cascade au Costa Rica, avec un nouvel enregistrement pour le pays de Wolffiella oblonga (Phil.) Hegelm.
(2019)
A large colony of duckweeds (Araceae: Lemnoideae) grows on the constantly wet, vertical wall of the rock shelter behind the Llanos de Cortés waterfall of the Potrero River, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica, the first such ...
A taxonomic revision of Monstera Adans. (Araceae: Monsteroideae) in Costa Rica
(2022-01-31)
Monstera Adans. (Araceae: Monstereae) is revised for Costa Rica. Thirty-five species are recognised, of which one (M. deliciosa) is introduced. Of them, ten have been only very recently described and Monstera tablasensis ...
A new species and a new record of Malaxis (Malaxidinae) from Costa Rica
(2022-04-25)
We describe and illustrate a new species and a new record of Malaxis from the lower montane and montane forests of Costa Rica. Taxonomic descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and conservation assessments are ...
Reproductive biology of Phragmipedium longifolium and floral anatomy associated with pollinators attraction in the genus
(2019)
Phragmipedium is a genus with 21 species restricted to the tropics and subtropics from Central and South America. As it is a genus capable of producing seeds from both self- and cross-pollinated flowers, it is an ideal ...
Two new cauliflorous species of Aristolochia subseries Anthocaulicae (Aristolochiaceae) from southern Central America
(2022)
Two new cauliflorous species of Aristolochia subseries Anthocaulicae from southern Central America are described and illustrated. Aristolochia guanacastensis from northwestern Costa Rica resembles A. ruiziana, from which ...
A reexamination of Monstera oreophila Madison (Araceae: Monsteroideae) and description of two new pinkish-spathed species of Monstera from Costa Rica and Panama
(2021)
Monstera gentryi from Panama and M. mittermeieri from Costa Rica are newly described, illustrated and compared with M. oreophila. The differences between the novelties and similar species are presented and an amended ...
Gelatinous fibers and variant secondary growth related to stem undulation and contraction in a monkey ladder vine, Bauhinia glabra (Fabaceae)
(2014)
Premise of the study: Some of the most striking stem shapes occur in species of Bauhinia (Fabaceae) known as monkey ladder vines. Their mature stems are flattened and develop regular undulations. Although stems have variant ...
Las orquídeas de la Isla del Coco
(2005-08)
A pesar de que a veces parece que el mundo se ha vuelto demasiado pequeño y muy bien conocido, todavía hay algunos lugares remotos y solitarios que no han sido totalmente conquistados por el hombre. La Isla del Coco es uno ...