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Published: 2014-01-30
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A taxonomic synopsis of Brazilian Chloraeinae (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae)

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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Cristiano Roberto Buzatto

Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Botânica, Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Agustín Sanguinetti

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (UBA-CONICET), Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo de las Plantas. Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, C1428EGA Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Harvard University Herbaria
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Gustavo A. Romero-González

Orchid Herbarium of Oakes Ames, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
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Cássio van den Berg

Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Transnordestina s.n., 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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Rodrigo B. Singer

Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Botânica, Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Bipinnula Chloraea Chloraeinae nomenclature Orchidaceae taxonomy

Abstract

A taxonomic synopsis of Brazilian Chloraeinae (Orchidaceae) is presented. Artificial keys to separate the genera and species are included. Vegetative and floral features of all species are described and illustrated with drawings and photographs, and data on their distribution, phenology and ecology are presented. Two lectotypes and one neotype are proposed. The presence of Bipinnula biplumata, B. montana, B. penicillata and Chloraea membranacea in Brazil is confirmed, and Bipinnula gibertii is reported for the first time from this country.