The capitate-flowered epiphytic Spiranthinae (Orchidaceae) and a new genus from Paraguay

P. Burns-Balogh; H. Robinson; Mercedes S. Foster

doi:10.2307/2806091

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The capitate-flowered epiphytic Spiranthinae (Orchidaceae) and a new genus from Paraguay

P. Burns-Balogh·H. Robinson·Mercedes S. Foster

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Abstract

The Eurystyles Alliance is reviewed with regard to column characters, and a new genus, Synanthes , is described. Three genera, Eurystyles, Pseudoeurystyles , and Synanthes , compose the alliance of capitate-flowerd epiphytic Spiranthinae.

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P. Burns-Balogh, H. Robinson, Mercedes S. Foster. 1985. The capitate-flowered epiphytic Spiranthinae (Orchidaceae) and a new genus from Paraguay. https://doi.org/10.2307/2806091

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