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Phragmipedium kovachii ( heterotypic synonym Phragmipedium peruvianum ) is an orchid species discovered in 2001 in the Amazon jungle of NE Peru, which is considered to be the most important orchid species to be found in the Neotropics in the last 100 years.
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Phragmipedium and kovachii
A proposal has been put forward in the journal Taxon 55 of November 2006 to declare the name Phragmipedium kovachii invalid and to add its original ad hoc publication " Selbyana vol.
In its natural habitat in Peru, Phragmipedium kovachii receives alkaline water, as the plants grow on decomposed limestone.
Phragmipedium and synonym
* Phragmipedium christiansenianum O. Gruss & Roeth ( Colombia ) ( now synonym of Phragmipedium longifolium ( Warsz.
) J. T. Atwood & Dressler ( Costa Rica to Panama ) ( now synonym of: Phragmipedium popowii Braem, Ohlund & Quéné )
Phragmipedium and peruvianum
A few days after the Selbyana publication, a description of the species as Phragmipedium peruvianum by Eric Christenson, an expert of the American Orchid Society, was published in the Orchids magazine ( June 17th, 2002 ) claiming that the suggested name was a prohibited name.
The name peruvianum has been considered not to be a good choice for some experts because a similar name has been used before ( Phragmipedium peruviana ), but was not validly published, for a species which was later named Phragmipedium richteri.
" Phragmipedium peruvianum, The Most Glorious New Phragmipedium Species in Two Decades is Described ", 2002, Orchids 71, no.
Phragmipedium and is
Phragmipedium, found across northern South and Central America, is also easy to cultivate as it requires lower temperatures than Paphiopedilum, eliminating the need for a greenhouse in many areas.
Along with Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium, the genus is a member of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, commonly referred to as the " lady's-slippers " or " slipper orchids " due to the unusual shape of the pouch-like labellum of the flower.
Phragmipedium is a genus of the Orchid family ( Orchidaceae ) ( Subfamily Cypripedioideae ) and the only genus comprised in the tribe Phragmipedieae and subtribe Phragmipediinae.
The genus Mexipedium is listed as Phragmipedium in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES ), and for other legal purposes.
This is in stark contrast to all other known species of Phragmipedium, which consistently expect somewhat acidic water.
Phragmipedium and orchid
Phragmipedium and species
This species was initially described as Phragmipedium xerophyticum by Soto Arenas, Salazar & Hàgsater in 1990, but transferred to its own genus by Albert & Chase in 1992, in part based on results from DNA analysis.
All species of Phragmipedium are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES ) of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Phragmipedium and Peru
Phragmipedium and which
Lady's slipper orchids ( also known as lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids ) are the orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioideae, which includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium.
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