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Kreodanthus Secundus
''Kreodanthus'' is a small genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae. It is native to Cuba and Southern Mexico to Peru. Species *''Kreodanthus casillasii'' R.González (1995) (Mexico, El Salvador) *''Kreodanthus corniculatus'' (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Cuba) *''Kreodanthus crispifolius'' Garay (1978) (Ecuador, Peru) *''Kreodanthus ecuadorensis'' Garay (1987) (Ecuador) *''Kreodanthus elatus'' (L.O.Williams) Garay (1977) (Venezuela) *''Kreodanthus loxoglottis'' (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Guatemala) *''Kreodanthus myrmex'' Ormerod (2005) (Colombia) *''Kreodanthus ovatilabius'' (Ames & Correll) Garay (1977) (Mexico, Guatemala) *''Kreodanthus rotundifolius ''Kreodanthus'' is a small genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae. It is native to Cuba and Southern Mexico to Peru. Species *''Kreodanthus casillasii'' R.González (1995) (Mexico, El Salvador) *''Kre ...'' Ormerod (2005) (Amazonas - Peru) *'' Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Andrew Garay
Leslie Andrew Garay (August 6, 1924 - August 19, 2016), born Garay László András, was an American botanist. He was the curator of the Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium at Harvard University, where he succeeded Charles Schweinfurth in 1958. In 1957 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. Life and work Garay was born in Hungary, and after the Second World War he emigrated first to Canada and then to the United States. He was a taxonomist and collector of orchids, particularly interested in the orchids of tropical America and Southeast Asia. His ideas were influential in orchid taxonomy, and he reorganized several genera, including ''Oncidium''. In addition to reclassification of various species into different genera, he defined a number of new genera including ''Chaubardiella'' in 1969 and '' Amesiella'' in 1972. Publications Among his influential publications were: * ''Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated'', Galfrid C. K. Dunsterville & Leslie A. Garay, Andre Deutsch, London & Amsterd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |