Horichia dressleri. A new genus recorded for Costa Rica and a truly rare orchid?
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2017Author
Pupulin, Franco
Karremans Lok, Adam Philip
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Orchid collectors, as well as
scientists, know that some species are
rarer than others. “Know” should perhaps
be used in this context with some caution
as, in general, rarity is something closer
to a perception than to a specific category
of frequency, assessed on the basis of
available data. The categorization of an
orchid species as “rare” is frequently
just the result of its low appearance in
cultivation, and that scarcity is often
assumed to be a reflection of true rarity
in nature as well; but that is not always
the case.
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