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511. Phragmipedium Kovachii
Author(s) -
Cribb Phillip
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1355-4905.2005.00454.x
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , geography , biology , ecology
Summary. Phragmipedium kovachii Atwood, Dalstrom & Fernandez, a remarkable royal purple slipper orchid from Peru, is illustrated and described. The circumstances of its discovery and the controversy surrounding its illegal importation to Florida are documented.