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Bauhinia proboscidea
(2021)
Bauhinia proboscidea is a shrub or tree from 4 to 12 metres tall with a diameter from 10 to 25 cm when mature, sometimes reported as scandent. This species occurs on the Pacific slope of central and southern Costa Rica and ...
Aristolochia hondurensis (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from Honduras
(2023-02-23)
Aristolochia hondurensis, a new species of Aristolochia series Hexandrae subseries Hexandrae, endemic to Honduras, is described and illustrated. It is a species morphologically similar to Aristolochia anguicida, from which ...
Maxillaria, an unfinished monograph.
(2012)
The genus Maxillaria is a large and tediously diverse genus of orchids from throughout the
Neotropics, ranging from the U.S.A. (Florida) to Bolivia and the West Indies. Estimates put the
number of species in the genus ...
In Memoriam: Dr. William Mark Whitten (1954−2019)
(2019)
The world of orchid academia was
rocked on April 12, 2019 when the
shocking and completely unexpected
news that Mark Whitten had passed
began to circulate. Many readers of
Orchids magazine may not be familiar
with ...
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. ...
Phylogenetic utility of ycf1 in orchids: a plastid gene more variable than matK
(2008-11-12)
Plastid DNA sequences have been widely used by systematists for reconstructing plant phylogenies. The
utility of any DNA region for phylogenetic analysis is determined by ease of amplification and sequencing, confidence ...
Conservación de orquídeas en una reserva privada de Palmares, Costa Rica
Orchid conservation in a private preserve at 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 ...
Reproductive biology of Phragmipedium longifolium and floral anatomy associated with pollinator attraction in the genus
(2019-09)
Phragmipedium is a genus with 21 species restricted to the tropics and subtropics from Central and South America. As it is a genus capable of producing seeds from
both self- and cross-pollinated flowers, it is an ideal ...
Aristolochia quiricoana (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from southern Costa Rica
Aristolochia quiricoana (Aristolochiaceae), una nueva especie del sur de Costa Rica
(2021)
Background and Aims: Aristolochia is the largest genus in Aristolochiaceae and is widely distributed in the world. A recent synopsis of Aristolochia in Costa Rica recognized 19 species; nevertheless, recent botanical ...
Revisión taxonómica del género Malaxis (Orchidaceae: Malaxidinae) en costa Rica
(2019-12-19)
Resumen
La presente es la primera revisión taxonómica detallada del género Malaxis para Costa Rica. Incluye la circunscripción de las especies, identificación de sus hábi-tats, fenología reproductiva y la distribución ...