Studies in Oberonia, 9: lessons from excess names in Oberonia for Orchidaceae systematics, including a revision of the Oberonia sect. Scytoxiphium



Título del documento: Studies in Oberonia, 9: lessons from excess names in Oberonia for Orchidaceae systematics, including a revision of the Oberonia sect. Scytoxiphium
Revue: Lankesteriana
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000456130
ISSN: 1409-3871
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, California. Estados Unidos de América
Año:
Periodo: May-Ago
Volumen: 21
Número: 2
Paginación: 139-156
País: Costa Rica
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés The reasons for excess names in microfloral orchids such as Oberonia Lindl. can be traced to poor scholarship (e.g., failure to review the literature, ignoring expert advice), typological thinking, and erroneous assumption of microendemism. Some extraordinarily poor descriptions, including some from the 21st century, can be termed ''taxonomic vandalism''. The outdated reliance on drawings as opposed to z-stacked photographs and scanning electron micrographs poses further problems due to an abundance of demonstrable problems with drawings. The Oberonia sect. Scytoxiphium Schltr. with eight described species is reduced to one species, Oberonia heliophila Rchb.f.; it is illustrated by original drawings, live photographs and scanning electron microscope images. The distribution is extended from Java through Micronesia and Samoa. The species occurs predominantly from 0-500 m, less frequently to 900 m, and possibly to even 1900 m. It flowers throughout the year
Disciplinas: Biología
Palabras clave: Taxonomía y sistemática,
Angiospermas,
Revisión taxonómica,
Sinonimia,
Oberonia,
Orchidaceae
Keyword: Taxonomy and systematics,
Angiosperms,
Taxonomic review,
Synonymy,
Oberonia,
Orchidaceae
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