Phragmipedium warscewiczii, a new record for the mexican orchid flora

Phragmipedium warscewiczii is reported as new record for the Mexican orchid flora from material recently collected in Chiapas. The species is described from Mexican specimens and it is compared with P. exstaminodium, its closest ally. The Mexican locality is the northernmost and most distant population for P. warscewiczii. Information on nomenclature, distribution, habitat, and factors of risk for this orchid is provided. Key words: Chiapas, cloud forest, Cypripedioideae, Phragmipedium section Caudatum, Phragmipedium exstaminodium, endangered species.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Solano Gómez, Rodolfo autor/a 13463, Martínez Ovando, Eduardo autor/a
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Subjects:Phragmipedium warscewiczii, Orquídeas, Biogeografía, Taxonomía vegetal, Artfrosur,
Online Access:http://www.ibiologia.unam.mx/barra/publicaciones/revista82_1/PDF-digital/05_474.pdf
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