Brachionium kirbyi, a new species honoring the founder of the “Bosque de Paz” Orchid Project in Costa Rica

 

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Authors: Karremans Lok, Adam Philip, Bogarín Chaves, Diego Gerardo
Format: revista divulgativa
Publication Date:2015
Description:A new species of Brachionidium from Costa Rica is described and illustrated. Brachionidium kirbyi is most similar to Brachionidium dressleri Luer. It can be recognized by the erect plants, up to 14 cm tall, often branching, the greenish-yellow flowers, with a purplish-pinkish blotch at base of the dorsal sepal, the entire sepals, the petals that are not reflexed and the triangular lip.
Country:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Language:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/87251
Online Access:https://www.aos.org/about-us/orchids-magazine.aspx
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/87251
Keyword:Orchideenprojekt "Bosque de Paz"
Costa Rica
Brachionidium dressleri
Stephen KIRBY
ORQUIDEAS - ANATOMÍA VEGETAL