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Epidendrum brenesii Schltr.
(2020)
Of the 44 species monographed in this fascicle, 30 are new to science and 14 have been published elsewhere, at least one of them as recently as one month ago. One of the new ones is a natural hybrid, Epidendrum × pinheiroi ...
How many species of Pleurothallidinae are there?
(2019)
Subtribe Pleurothallidinae is possibly the most species-rich of all orchid groups. Nevertheless, they are a young group of plants in terms of scientific learning. The last three decades have been the most active with respect ...
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 ...
Revision of the Costa Rican species of Myoxanthus (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae)
(2020)
The ten Costa Rican species of Myoxanthus are discussed, described and illustrated based mainly on native living material.
A key for the species, notes on history, ecology, diagnostic features, taxonomy and distribution ...
Illustrations and studies in Neotropical Orchidaceae: the Specklinia brighamii group (Pleurothallidinae) in Costa Rica
(2020)
This paper focuses on the taxonomy and systematics of the species related to Specklinia brighamii and S. simmleriana in Costa Rica. The group also includes S. alexii, recorded for the first time for the country, S. acrisepala, ...
Phylogenetic reassessment of Acianthera (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae)
(2016-12-31)
The phylogenetic relationships within the Acianthera affinity are re-evaluated using Bayesian analyses of nrITS and chloroplast matK sequence data. Emphasis is made on species from the Antilles, Central America and the ...
Revisión sistemática del género Myoxanthus (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) en Costa Rica
(2020)
The ten Costa Rican species of Myoxanthus are discussed, described and illustrated based mainly on native living material. a key for the species, notes on history, ecology, diagnostic features, taxonomy and distribution ...
A new species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the Cordillera Central of Colombia
(2020-11-27)
Acianthera Scheidweiler (1842: 292), a genus historically placed under the synonymy of Pleurothallis Brown (1813: 211), was reinstated by Pridgeon & Chase (2001) and redefined on the basis of molecular studies by Pridgeon ...
Nomenclatural notes in the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): miscellaneous
(2019-06-25)
Nomenclatural amendments and notes are provided for taxa belonging to diverse genera within subtribe Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) in order to comply with the International Code for algae, fungi, and plants. The proposed ...
Recent origin and rapid speciation of Neotropical orchids in the world's richest plant biodiversity hotspot
(2017)
The Andean mountains of South America are the most species‐rich biodiversity hotspot worldwide with c. 15% of the world's plant species, in only 1% of the world's land surface. Orchids are a key element of the Andean flora, ...