Orchids are an important part of plant biodiversity on this planet due to their high variability
among species and their habitats. South America represents more than thirty percent of all …

Most non-autogamous orchids rely on either a single, or on a small number of pollinators to
set fruit. The nectar-rewarding orchid Brachystele unilateralis and the nectarless and deceit …

Aa achalensis is an endangered terrestrial orchid endemic from Argentina. In vitro symbiotic
seed germination was evaluated for its propagation. Five different fungal strains were …

Gavilea australis is a terrestrial orchid endemic from insular south Argentina and Chile.
Meeting aspects of mycorrhizal fungi identity and compatibility in this orchid species is …

Chloraea riojana is a rare terrestrial orchid from the Andean region of Northwest Argentina.
Here we evaluate the mycorrhizal status, symbiotic germination and protocorm development …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficiency of the encapsulation-
dehydration technique for cryopreservation of Cyrtopodium hastchbachii Pabst seeds …

This study consists of a checklist and an analysis of the spatial distribution of the species of
Orchidaceae of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Based on literature, the accepted …

A taxonomic synopsis of Brazilian Chloraeinae (Orchidaceae) is presented. Artificial keys to
separate the genera and species are included. Vegetative and floral features of all species …

A taxonomic synopsis of Bipinnula Comm. ex Juss.(Orchidaceae: Chloraeinae) in Argentina
is presented. Three species are recognized: B. biplumata Rchb. f., B. penicillata (Rchb. f.) …

An extension of the austral distributional limit of Habenaria parviflora Lindl. and a new
record for the orchid flora of Buenos Aires province is reported on the basis of specimens …