Abstract: Paphiopedilum × pradhanii, a natural hybrid between P. fairrieanum (subgenus Paphiopedilum, section Ceratopetalum) and P. venustum (subgenus Paphiopedilum, section Barbata), is reported for the first time from Bhutan. Detailed geographical distribution, ecolo

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Abstract: The commercial crops of vanilla face a significant risk of genetic erosion due to various factors. Vanilla chamissonis, a species with promising bioeconomic compounds, is found in limited regions in Argentina, particularly in the Osununú Natural Reserve in Sa

Resumen: Debido a diversos factores los cultivos comerciales de vainilla son altamente vulnerables a la erosión genética. Se ha demostrado que la especie Vanilla chamissonis produce compuestos bioeconómicos interesantes que podrían diversificar el mercado. En Argentin

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Abstract: Corallorhiza is a genus of mycoheterotrophic orchids that includes 12 species, most of them restricted to North and Central America. In Mexico, there are seven taxa, distributed throughout the country, except for seven of the 32 Mexican states; in Estado de M

Resumen: Corallorhiza es un género de orquídeas micoheterótrofas que comprende 12 especies, la mayoría de ellas restringidas a Norte América y Centroamérica. En México habitan siete de ellas que se distribuyen en todo el país, excepto en siete de los 32 estados; en el

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Abstract: A new species, Catasetum caquetense from the Caquetá department of the Colombian Amazonia, is described and illustrated. Catasetum caquetense is morphologically distinct from similar species such as C. tuberculatum in its rectangular, entire, denticulate, pro

Resumen: Se describe e ilustra una nueva especie, Catasetum caquetense del departamento del Caquetá amazonia colombiana. Catasetum caquetense difiere de especies morfológicamente similares como C. tuberculatum por el callo basal rectangular, entero, denticulado, promi

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Abstract: A new Brachionidium from Peru is described and illustrated. The new species, B. montieliae, was discovered in one of the highest mountains of the Oxapampa-Ashaninka-Yanesha Biosphere Reserve (BIOAY), situated above the forests of the humid puna of the Yanacha

Resumen: Se describe e ilustra un nuevo Brachionidium del Perú. La nueva especie, B. montieliae, fue descubierta en una de las montañas más altas de la Reserva de Biósfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha (BIOAY), situada sobre los bosques de la puna húmeda del Parque Nacio

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Abstract: A new Catasetum species from Brazilian Amazon, more specifically from the “Floresta Nacional de Saracá-Taquera” (State of Pará), is proposed, described and illustrated. This new taxon belongs to the subgenus Catasetum, section Isoceras, subsection Isoceras, c

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Abstract: A new species, Telipogon pillaropatatensis, is described from the highlands of east-central Ecuador. It is morphologically similar to T. octavioi but differs by having a corolla with longitudinal thick vein lines without reticulations and a column with three

Resumen: Se describe una nueva especie, Telipogon pillaropatatensis, de las tierras altas del centro-este de Ecuador. Morfológicamente es similar a T. octavioi, pero se diferencia por tener una corola con líneas longitudinales gruesas sin reticulaciones y una columna

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Abstract: Maevia Noemí Correa (1914-2005) will always be remembered as the director and editor of an outstanding work, Flora Patagonica, in which she assumed the treatment of several plant families, among them the Orchidaceae. Published between 1969 and 1999, the work

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Abstract: A timeline is presented with the main events in the life of Charles Herbert Lankester (1879−1969), underscoring his work as a naturalist and his scientific and horticultural interest in orchids and other plants, as well as the transformation of his property “

Resumen: Se presenta una línea de tiempo con los principales eventos en la vida de Charles Herbert Lankester (1879−1969), resaltando su trabajo como naturalista y su interés científico y hortícola por las orquídeas y otras plantas, así como la transformación de su pro

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Abstract: Polystachya nguruensis, a new endemic species from the isolated Nguru Mountains of eastern Tanzania, is described here, and its affinities and conservation status are discussed. Polystachya nguruensis differs from P. lukwangulensis in having much longer, more

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Abstract: This is the story of Odontoglossum crispum (=Oncidium alexandrae), from the 19th century to the present day. It is a love story because Odontoglossum crispum was considered by many to be the most beautiful of all orchid species. It was collected by the hundre

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Abstract: Subfamily Vanilloideae represents a small fraction of the orchid flora of Costa Rica, and yet our knowledge of this predominantly South American group has significantly increased in the last two decades. Until recently, Vanilloideae was represented in Costa R

Resumen: La subfamilia Vanilloideae representa una pequeña fracción de la flora de orquídeas de Costa Rica, y sin embargo, nuestro conocimiento de este grupo predominantemente sudamericano ha aumentado significativamente en las últimas dos décadas. Hasta hace poco, Va

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Abstract: A new species of Sarcoglottis from the department of Cusco, Peru is described and illustrated as S. wernerherzogii. It is similar to eastern South American S. fasciculata but distinguished by its contrasting habitat (high-Andean montane cloud forest as 2050−2

Resumen: Se describe e ilustra una nueva especie de Sarcoglottis del departamento de Cusco, Perú como S. wernerherzogii. Es similar a S. fasciculata del este de Sudamérica, pero se distingue en sus hábitat contrastante (bosque montano nublado andino a 2050−2500 m s.n.

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Abstract: Anathallis encompasses nearly 120 neotropical orchid species, with Mexico representing the northernmost limit of its distribution. Around fifteen Mexican species were initially classified in Anathallis during the current century. However, several of them have

Resumen: Anathallis incluye casi 120 especies de orquídeas neotropicales y México representa el límite norte de su distribución. Durante el presente siglo, hasta quince especies mexicanas han sido clasificadas en Anathallis. Pero en los último años varias de ellas han

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