ListarBiología por tema "Orchidaceae"
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A new species of Trichosalpinx (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Costa Rica
(2013-03)Trichosalpinx sanctuarii, a new species of Orchidaceae, subtribe Pleurothallidinae, is described and illustrated. It most resembles T. ringens, from which it is distinguished in the text. The new species is endemic to Costa Rica. -
A new Trichosalpinx (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from the northern Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica
(2011-12-23)A new species of Trichosalpinx from the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica is described and illustrated. Trichosalpinx reflexa, which is morphologically most similar to T. memor and T. ciliaris, is distinguished mainly by the ... -
A note on three “new” species of Xylobium (Orchidaceae; Maxillariinae) from Ruiz and Pavon’s Peruvian collections
(2016)The recent transfer to the genus Xylobium of three orchid species originally described by Ruiz and Pavón as members of Maxillaria is challenged on the basis of the extant evidence found in the herbarium and the archives ... -
An eccentric new species of Stelis from Peru (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae)
(2017)Stelis hualluapampensis, a new species from the cloud forests of Hualluapampa, in the Tayacaja province, Peru, is described and illustrated. Information on its distribution, habitat, phenology, and conservation status, ... -
Capillitial extrusion from fruits of Maxillaria nardoides (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae)
(2006-09)The fruits of Maxillaria nardoides are fusiform, 1–1.2 × 0.3 cm. Upon dehiscence, six valves separate completely at the apex, and a long cylindric mass (up to 6.5 cm long × 3 mm in diameter) of white hygroscopic trichomes ... -
Conservación de orquídeas en una reserva privada de Palmares, Costa Rica
(2016-12)Madre Verde Private Preserve, located in Palmares (Alajuela, Costa Rica) protects a forest relict surrounded by pastures, bushes and abandoned agriculture grounds. An inventory was conducted in this preserve to determine ... -
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 ... -
Crossoglossa sotoana (Orchidaceae: Malaxideae), a new species honoring the late Mexican botanist, Miguel Ángel Soto Arenas
(2010)Crossoglossa sotoana, a new species from Costa Rica, is described and illustrated. It is compared with Ecuadorian C. barfodii, from which it differs by the strongly undulate margins of the leaves, the resupinate flowers, ... -
Diversidad y vulnerabilidad de la flora orquideológica de un bosque montano nuboso del Valle Central de Costa Rica
(2019)Los Cerros de La Carpintera son una formación montañosa en el Valle Central de Costa Rica que alberga remanentes de bosque nuboso en sus partes altas y están rodeados por áreas urbanas y agrícolas. Con el interés de promover ... -
Documentation of floral secretory glands in Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
(2016-11-20)A clear, step by step description of the treatment of orchid flowers, subtribe Pleurothallidinae, with Critical Point Drying for SEM is presented. It shows that a simple, short fixation and dehydration method prior to ... -
Dracontia, the little-known dragon orchids
(2011-09)The dragon orchids (genus Dracontia) represent a small group of mostly Central American species in the Pleurothallidinae. Their relatively large, uniquely shaped and diversely ornate flowers set them apart from their close ... -
Echinosepala
(2020)Subtribe Pleurothallidinae is the largest and one of the most recently and intensely diversified groups in the Orchidaceae family. Estimates suggest that with a whopping 5500 species recognized today, pleurothallids represent ... -
Epidendra Nova Talamancana
(2016-09-02)Two new species of Epidendrum from the Costa Rican montane rainforest, E. hartmanniorum and E. vallis-silentii, are described, illustrated and compared with similar species. Epidendrum stolidium and E. unicallosum are ... -
Epidendrum alieniferum
(2013)The authors presents 77 species new to science, distributed from Mexico, through Central and South America, as far as Argentina. They are distributed in Colombia (33), Peru (27), Ecuador (15), Costa Rica (5), Brazil (3), ... -
Epidendrum bogarinii
(2013)The authors presents 77 species new to science, distributed from Mexico, through Central and South America, as far as Argentina. They are distributed in Colombia (33), Peru (27), Ecuador (15), Costa Rica (5), Brazil (3), ... -
Epidendrum inhibitiosum
(2013-06)Epidendro singulifloro Schltr. simile, sed planta rubro-viride, floribus majoribus brunneo-viridis, corolla campanulato-inexpansa, labello costa pupurea instructo, callo albo, petalis ellipticis obtusis differt. -
Epidendrum microanoglossum
(2013)The authors presents 77 species new to science, distributed from Mexico, through Central and South America, as far as Argentina. They are distributed in Colombia (33), Peru (27), Ecuador (15), Costa Rica (5), Brazil (3), ... -
Epidendrum sandiorum
(2013)The authors presents 77 species new to science, distributed from Mexico, through Central and South America, as far as Argentina. They are distributed in Colombia (33), Peru (27), Ecuador (15), Costa Rica (5), Brazil (3), ... -
Epidendrum sotoanum
(2010)This volume includes 30 new species from Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil, and French Guyana, 2 new combinations and status, and many lectotipifications and neotypes. All 100 species are illustrated with botanical ... -
Epidendrum zunigae
(2008)This volume consists of 100 botanical illustrations of the genus Epidendrum, comprising 20 species new to science, a new name, and 79 species of the genus, in some cases illustrated for the first time.