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Nomenclatural notes in the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): Stelis
(2015-03-25)
Nomenclatural changes are made in order to place within Stelis a series of species that belong to it in the sense of Genera Orchidacearum, and without previous available names in that genus. New species, names and combinations ...
Sweet as Vanilla hartii: Evidence for a nectar-rewarding pollination mechanism in Vanilla (Orchidaceae) flowers
(2023-05-01)
Little is known about the pollination mechanisms of species belonging to the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae). Both autonomous self-pollination and animal-mediated pollination mechanisms seem to exist amongst the Vanilla species, ...
To be, or not to be a Stelis
(2019-12-17)
Despite the availability of multiple sources of evidence and consistency in the support for a broadly circumscribed Stelis Sw. (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), some authors continue to be hesitant in its use. It is certain ...
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 ...
Phylogenetic analysis of Andinia (Pleurothallidinae; Orchidaceae) and a systematic re-circumscription of the genus
(2017)
Most of the species studied in this paper have previously been placed in either Pleurothallis or Lepanthes. However, at one time or another, members of the group have also been placed in the genera Andinia, Brachycladium, ...
Pollination of Specklinia by nectar-feeding Drosophila: the first reported case of a deceptive syndrome employing aggregation pheromones in Orchidaceae
(2015)
Background and Aims The first documented observation of pollination in Pleurothallidinae was that of Endre ́s, who noticed that the ‘viscid sepals’ of Specklinia endotrachys were visited by a ‘small fly’. Chase would later ...
Trichocentrum Loyolicum, A New Species in the Genus Trichocentrum S. Str. (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae)
(2008)
A new species of Trichocentrum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from southeastern Ecuador, T. loyolicum, is described and illustrated. Trichocentrum loyolicum is compared with T. pulchrum, from which it mainly differs by the ...
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 ...
Epidendrum inhibitiosum
Epidendrum inhibitiosum Karremans & Mel.Fernandez
(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.
Specklinia lugduno-batavae (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae), a new species in the S. digitalis group
(2015)
Specklinia lugduno-batavae from the Caribbean lowlands of Nicaragua and Costa Rica is formally described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the Specklinia digitalis group and can be recognised by the creeping ...