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Costa Rica, land of endless orchids
(2013-07)
With almost 1,600 reported species (Karremans et al. 2012), Costa Rica has one of the richest orchid floras in tropical America, currently surpassed in total species number only by Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (Govaerts ...
Brachionium kirbyi, a new species honoring the founder of the “Bosque de Paz” Orchid Project in Costa Rica
(2015)
A new species of Brachionidium from Costa Rica is described and illustrated. Brachionidium kirbyi is most similar to Brachionidium dressleri Luer. It can be recognized by the erect plants, up to 14 cm tall, often branching, ...
Trichocentrum pupulinianum (Orchidaceae)
(2013-02)
The following article details the career of Lankester Botanical Garden's researcher Franco Populin. His work within this institution has generated an important growth for the research of orchid species in Costa Rica. This ...
Horichia dressleri. A new genus recorded for Costa Rica and a truly rare orchid?
(2017)
Orchid collectors, as well as
scientists, know that some species are
rarer than others. “Know” should perhaps
be used in this context with some caution
as, in general, rarity is something closer
to a perception than ...
A highly threatened new species of Vanilla from Costa Rica
(2018)
A new species of Vanilla is described and illustrated from the southeastern tip of Costa Rica, close to the border with Panama. Vanilla karenchristianae was found in a region of the country that has no protected areas and ...
The new refugium botanicum. Arpophyllum giganteum
(2020-10)
Descripción de una especie de orquídea de Arpophyllum giganteum.
The New Refugium Botanicum. Vanilla costaricensis
(2021)
Vanilla costaricensis Soto Arenas,
Lankesteriana 9:297. 2010. TYPE: Costa
Rica. Alajuela: Llanura de San Carlos. Alt.
200 m., Feb. 20, 1966. Lip white, tepals
same green as leaves; vine. Lowland
rainforest between Los ...
Pollinaria: up close and personal
(2011-06)
Pollinaria are complex structure, in many cases composed of different elements that originate from different parts of the reproductive organs of the plant.
What’s the date?
(2022)
Rafaël Govaerts, Adam P Karremans and
Julian Shaw go to lengths to establish the
effective publication dates of some orchid
names in the journal Revista Guatemalensis
Pleurothallis silvae-pacis, a new species
(2011)
Costa Rica is well-known
for its outstanding programmes
aimed at conserving the local
flora and fauna. The country has a large
number of protected areas spanning
vast expanses of public property. The Bosque de Paz ...