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Un híbrido espontáneo entre Aristolochia gorgona y A. grandiflora (Aristolochiaceae)
(2005)
A spontaneous hybrid between Aristolochia gorgona and A. grandiflora appeared at Lankester
Botanical Garden, Costa Rica, where plants of both species were cultivated in close proximity. This indicates that geographic ...
Desarrollo de cápsulas y germinación in vitro de Phragmipedium humboldtii, P. longifolium y P. percei
(2007-06)
Slipper orchids belonging to the genus Phragmipedium (subfam. Cypripedioideae) are seriously threatened and therefore listed in Appendix I of CITES. Less research has been conducted in this genus than in others belonging ...
Preliminary molecular phylogenetics of Sobralia and relatives (Orchidaceae: Sobralieae)
(2011-12)
With over 200 species, the orchid tribe Sobralieae is a major constituent of the Neotropical flora. As currently circumscribed, the tribe includes four genera: Elleanthus, Epilyna, Sertifera, and Sobralia. Most
species ...
Myoxanthus vittatus (Orchidaceae), a new species from Costa Rica
(2001-10)
The taxonomic position of Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl. (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) is discussed and Silenia Luer is maintained as a subgenus of Myoxanthus. A new species of Myoxanthus is described and illustrated. ...
Additions to the Costa Rican Myoxanthus (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae)
(2017)
Pleurothallis cerea, a species described based on a specimen collected by Lankester in Costa Rica, and commonly placed under the synonymy of Myoxanthus octomeriae or M. congestus, is here recognized as distinct. The species ...
Masdevallia luerorum (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from Costa Rica
(2017)
Masdevallia luerorum from the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica is described and illustrated. It resembles M. lata, but differs in the single flowered inflorescence, the shorter sepals, the broad and cylindrical sepaline ...
A new species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Colombia with a large and protruding column
(2017)
A new species of Lepanthes from the Western Cordillera of the Colombian Andes, characterized by similar triangular sepals with a large and protruding column, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to ...
Two new species of Pleurothallis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) allied to P. cardiothallis, with a note on flower activity
(2017)
Two new species of Pleurothallis subsection Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae from Costa Rica, allied to P. cardiothallis, are described and illustrated, and their relationships discussed. Pleurothallis scotinantha is compared ...
Two novelties in genus Platystele (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Costa Rica
(2017)
Two new species of Platystele allied to P. oxyglossa complex are described from Costa Rica. Platystele carl-lueriana can be distinguished from P. catiensis and P. oxyglossa by the compact inflorescence that barely exceeds ...