A new species of large-flowered Malaxis (Orchidaceae) from northern Chiapas

A new species, Malaxis greenwoodiana Salazar and Soto Arenas, with flowers unusually large for the genus, is described. It is similar to M. lepanthiflora (Schltr.) Ames, from southern Chiapas, Guatemala and El Salvador, from which it is easily distinguished on the basis of different shape of basal l...

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Những tác giả chính: Salazar Chávez, Gerardo A., Soto Arenas, Miguel A.
Định dạng: Online
Ngôn ngữ:spa
Được phát hành: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 1990
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/594
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Tóm tắt:A new species, Malaxis greenwoodiana Salazar and Soto Arenas, with flowers unusually large for the genus, is described. It is similar to M. lepanthiflora (Schltr.) Ames, from southern Chiapas, Guatemala and El Salvador, from which it is easily distinguished on the basis of different shape of basal lip lobes and of petals. It is known only from an area in the northern of Chiapas known as the Selva Negra.