Five new species of Pachygenium (Schltr.) Szlach., R. González & Rutk. (Spirantheae, Cyclopogoninae, Orchidaceae) from Brazil
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Keywords

Taxonomy
Orchidaceae
Spirantheae
Cyclopogoninae
Pachygenium
Pelexia
Neotropics
South America

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Mytnik-Ejsmont, J., Rutkowski, P., & Szlachetko, D. L. (2008). Five new species of Pachygenium (Schltr.) Szlach., R. González & Rutk. (Spirantheae, Cyclopogoninae, Orchidaceae) from Brazil. Biodiversity: Research and Conservation, (11-12), 3–8. https://doi.org/10.14746/biorc.2008.11-12.1

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Abstract

Five new species of Pachygenium (Schltr.) Szlach., R. González & Rutk. (Spirantheae, Cyclopogoninae, Orchidaceae) from Brazil are described and illustrated. Their taxonomic position is briefly discussed. The genus is compared with Pelexia Poit. ex Rich., and the taxonomic status of both genera is discussed.

https://doi.org/10.14746/biorc.2008.11-12.1
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Funding

This study was supported by a grant from Gdańsk University (BW/14A0-5-0384-8).

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