Rudolf Schlechter’s South-American Orchids VI. Schlechter’s ‘network’: Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay

Authors

  • Carlos Ossenbach Orquideario 25 de mayo, Sabanilla de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica; Jardín Botánico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica
  • Rudolf Jenny Jany Renz Herbarium, Swiss Orchid Foundation, Basel, Switzerland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v21i3.49550

Keywords:

biography, history of botany, Orchidaceae

Abstract

The sixth and last chapter of this series about Rudolf Schlechter’s South American network covers Bolivia, the last of the tropical Andean countries, and continues into the partly tropical and subtropical regions of South America: Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Although Bolivia has a high biodiversity and a large orchid flora, the remaining countries (except for parts of Paraguay and a small part of northern Argentina) have mostly terrestrial orchids and were historically visited only by a relatively few European botanists. The number of travellers mentioned in this chapter is therefore much lower than in previous ones. As in previous chapters, the biographies and accomplishments of these travellers are preceded by brief geographical and historical introductory outlines for each country. Again, a few figures, such as August Weberbauer, already mentioned in the last chapter, are omitted here.

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Published

2021-12-27

How to Cite

Ossenbach, C., & Jenny, R. (2021). Rudolf Schlechter’s South-American Orchids VI. Schlechter’s ‘network’: Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v21i3.49550

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