Greenwoodiella Salazar, Hernández-López & J. Sharma, 2016
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.1600/036364416X693937 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D31D8793-1C7A-FFF7-A63E-FD01FB5965A6 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Greenwoodiella Salazar, Hernández-López & J. Sharma |
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gen. nov. |
Greenwoodiella Salazar, Hernández-López & J. Sharma View in CoL , gen. nov. — TYPE SPECIES: Greenwoodiella deserticola Salazar, Hernández-López & J. Sharma.
Similar to Schiedeella Schltr. ; differing in the possession of slender rhizomes between the fascicles of roots produced in each growing season; leaf blade ovate to broadly elliptic, with rounded base and a distinctive fleshy-leathery consistency, glossy dark green upper surface, smooth, greyish green underside with purplish midvein; labellum not extending beyond the lateral sepals.
Etymology — The generic name honors Edward Warren Greenwood (1918–2002), assiduous Canadian explorer and photographer of Mexican cacti and orchids, eventually becoming a resident in the city of Oaxaca for over 20 yr. Ed was an enthusiastic mentor, collaborator, and life-long friend of many contemporary students of the Mexican orchids, having himself contributed with numerous specimens, line drawings, photographs, and publications of little-known terrestrial taxa (see Light et al. 2003).
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