Artorima Explained

Artorima is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.^[1] At present (May 2014), only one species is known: Artorima erubescens

Description

It is an epiphytic orchid with a thick rhizome and a broad conical-ovoid pseudobulb bearing 3-6 elliptic to oblong-lanceolate leaves 20-120 cm long, with a loose terminal panicle, few to many [6-100], fragrant flowers that bloom winter through early spring.

Distribution

It is found in the ever-cloud forests of Guerrero and Oaxaca in southern Mexico on the highest peaks at elevations from 2,400 to 3,100 meters in a cool place to growing cold.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 196 ff. Oxford University Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13169682#page/453/mode/1up Dressler, Robert Louis & Pollard, Glenn E. 1971. Nomenclatural notes on the Orchidaceae IV. Phytologia 21:433-439
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/furtherInformation.do?name_id=16024 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Hágsater, E. & G. A. Salazar. 1990. Orchids of Mexico, pt. 1. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 1: plates 1–100.
4. http://www.cicy.mx/sitios/desde_herbario/artorima-erubescens/art-2011/noviembre11/artorima-erubescens Leopoldi, Carlos. 2011. Artorima erubescens, una curiosidad de la orquídeoflora mexicana. Desde el Herbario Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán 3: 87–88
5. Greenwood, E. 1983. Artorima erubescens (Lindl.) Dressler & Pollard notas sobre el mecanismo de polinización. Orquídea (México) 9: 113–118.