A new orchid species, Bulbophyllum pingnanense, is described and illustrated from Fujian, China. It is similar to Bulbophyllum brevipedunculatum and Bulbophyllum albociliatum in vegetative and floral morphology, but it can be distinguished from Bulbophyllum brevipedunculatum by having a longer dorsal sepal with longer white ciliate on margin, longer and lanceolate lateral sepals, and a glabrous...

The Orchidaceae represent one of the largest and most diverse families on the planet. However, this family is constantly threatened by predators and by the advancement of urban centers over its natural habitats. The objective of this study was to use inter-simple sequence repeat markers to evaluate the genetic diversity between orchid accessions of the Laeliinae subtribe, which comprise part of...

Orchidaceae, the orchid family, encompasses more than 25,000 species and five subfamilies. Due to their beautiful and exotic flowers, distinct biological and ecological features, orchids have aroused wide interest among both researchers and the general public. We constructed the Orchidstra database, a resource for orchid transcriptome assembly and gene annotations. The Orchistra database has be...

(Morphometric analysis of the Brasiliorchis picta complex (Orchidaceae)). One of the largest genera of Orchidaceae in the Neotropics with about 450 species, Maxillaria presents several taxonomic uncertainties about its generic circumscription and the delimitation of species groups, mainly due to the large variability of some species. The present study aims at verifying the morphological variati...

Taxon Proposed annotation Current Annotation Cactaceae spp. (#4) and Orchidaceae spp. (#8) in Appendix II, and all taxa annotated with #1 Designates all parts and derivatives, except: a) seeds, spores and pollen (including pollinia), except seeds of Mexican Cactaceae spp. originating in Mexico; b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile co...

A new species of Eurystyles (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae, Cranichideae, Spiranthinae) is proposed, E. luisortizii Ackerman sp. nov., which most similar to ananassocomos (Rchb.f.) Schltr. from it differs by a suite floral traits. This represents the first confirmed record genus for island Puerto Rico, bringing count West Indies four.
 Keywords: Rico flora, Spiranthinae, orchids

The impetus of writing this paper is to review various medicinal orchid species growing in different parts India. family orchidaceae one the diverse groups among angiosperms which includes types species. This written and therapeutic importance use for treatment diseases. Orchids are herbaceous plants mentioned ancient ayurvedic system medicine because their properties. Most epiphytic terrestria...

Coelogyne squamulosa is illustrated from a specimen flowering in cultivation. The history of its discovery and rediscovery Borneo ecology are described. Related species discussed detailed description C. given.

The Brazilian Atlantic Forest presents high levels of richness and endemism of several taxonomic groups. Within this forest, the Orchidaceae may be highlighted as the richest family of Angiosperms found there, and is highly threatened due to collection and habitat destruction. The inselbergs of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are mostly unknown regarding their floristic composition, but the avail...