Why are there so many orchid species?

 

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Autore: Dodson, Calaway H.
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2016
Descrizione:At the present time we have cataloged 3,784 species of orchid naturally occurring in Ecuador, the smallest country in Andean South America. When one considers the size of the country of Ecuador, in comparison with that of Brazil or Colombia, the total numbers seem to express an error on the part of the counter.  
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/23028
Accesso online:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/23028