Some Orchids, mainly South American

Abstract

The author describes in this work some orchids new to South America and in others he expands their distribution or modifies their systematic position.

The new entities created are: Sobralia parviflora, Granichis castellanosi, Cranichis parviflora, Malaxis quadrata, Centropetalum lanceolatum and Pachyphyllum nubivagum. The species that pass from genus are: Codonorchis tetraphylla (Poepp. Et Endl.) Williams (Pogonia tetraphylla Poeppig-Endlicher), Cranichis lehmanniana (Kränzl.) Williams (Goodyera lehmanniana (Kränzlin), Spiranthes castillonchus (Hauman), Williams (Steniiorrhynchus Hauman), Pachyphyllum costaricense (A. et S.) Williams (Centropetalum costaricensis Ames et Schweinfurth); finally, he establishes the identity of the Habenaria paivacana Reichenbach f. With the Habenaria angustiloba Lillo et Hauman and changes the name of Cranichis micrantha Gris. Cranichis parviflora Williams.