A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends

A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends

A new and attractive but little-known Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae), which was previously misidentified as Cyrtochilum aemulum, is named in honor of the 95th birthdays of Carlyle August and Jane Hortense Pfeiffenberger Luer of Sarasota, Florida, the most prolific orchid research couple the w...

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Autor principal: Daström, Stig
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicado: Universidad de Costa Rica 2017
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/30202
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spelling LANKESTERIANA302022022-10-01T15:13:12Z A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends Daström, Stig A new and attractive but little-known Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae), which was previously misidentified as Cyrtochilum aemulum, is named in honor of the 95th birthdays of Carlyle August and Jane Hortense Pfeiffenberger Luer of Sarasota, Florida, the most prolific orchid research couple the world has ever known. The background of how the author first became acquainted with the legendary researchers is featured here together with color photographs of them taken by the author on various occasions during their long career. The new Cyrtochilum is described, illustrated and compared with the rather similarly colored C. aemulum. The new species is distinguished from it by the combination of geniculated and shortly spathulate bases of the petals and a glabrous, more erect and more complex lip callus versus shortly unguiculate bases of the petals and a finely micro-pubescent and a horizontally flatter and more simple lip-callus of C. aemulum. A new and attractive but little-known Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae), which was previously misidentified as Cyrtochilum aemulum, is named in honor of the 95th birthdays of Carlyle August and Jane Hortense Pfeiffenberger Luer of Sarasota, Florida, the most prolific orchid research couple the world has ever known. The background of how the author first became acquainted with the legendary researchers is featured here together with color photographs of them taken by the author on various occasions during their long career. The new Cyrtochilum is described, illustrated and compared with the rather similarly colored C. aemulum. The new species is distinguished from it by the combination of geniculated and shortly spathulate bases of the petals and a glabrous, more erect and more complex lip callus versus shortly unguiculate bases of the petals and a finely micro-pubescent and a horizontally flatter and more simple lip-callus of C. aemulum. Universidad de Costa Rica 2017-08-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/30202 10.15517/lank.v17i2.30202 Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology; 2017: Early View. Lankesteriana: Volumen 17, Número 2 Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology; 2017: Lankesteriana: Volumen 17, Número 2 2215-2067 1409-3871 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/30202/30174
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description A new and attractive but little-known Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae), which was previously misidentified as Cyrtochilum aemulum, is named in honor of the 95th birthdays of Carlyle August and Jane Hortense Pfeiffenberger Luer of Sarasota, Florida, the most prolific orchid research couple the world has ever known. The background of how the author first became acquainted with the legendary researchers is featured here together with color photographs of them taken by the author on various occasions during their long career. The new Cyrtochilum is described, illustrated and compared with the rather similarly colored C. aemulum. The new species is distinguished from it by the combination of geniculated and shortly spathulate bases of the petals and a glabrous, more erect and more complex lip callus versus shortly unguiculate bases of the petals and a finely micro-pubescent and a horizontally flatter and more simple lip-callus of C. aemulum.
title A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends
title_short A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends
title_full A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends
title_fullStr A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends
title_full_unstemmed A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends
title_sort new large-flowered cyrtochilum (orchidaceae: oncidiinae) from ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends
title_alt A new large-flowered Cyrtochilum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) from Ecuador, named in honor of two orchid research legends
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