José Esteban Jiménez
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View article: Floristic and phytogeographic analysis of the Sabanas Miravalles in Costa Rica
Floristic and phytogeographic analysis of the Sabanas Miravalles in Costa Rica Open
Background and Aims: The savanna ecosystem in Costa Rica, which covers small areas along the Pacific slope (100-1500 m a.s.l.), and particularly the Sabanas Miravalles, on the western flank of Volcán Miravalles (Cordillera de Guanacaste), …
View article: An overlooked morphological feature in the genus Rhodospatha (Araceae, Monsteroideae, Anepsiadeae) revealed through international collaboration, with the description of a new endemic species from Costa Rica
An overlooked morphological feature in the genus Rhodospatha (Araceae, Monsteroideae, Anepsiadeae) revealed through international collaboration, with the description of a new endemic species from Costa Rica Open
A recent floristic survey in the Pacific slope of the Talamanca Mountain (Costa Rica), has revealed a new species of Rhodospatha , characterised by a bracteolate inflorescence. We describe and fully illustrate Rhodospatha rubrinervis from …
View article: There and back again: historical biogeography of neotropical magnolias based on high-throughput sequencing
There and back again: historical biogeography of neotropical magnolias based on high-throughput sequencing Open
View article: The pendent species of Anthurium sect. Porphyrochitonium from Costa Rica and Panama: synopsis, nomenclatural notes, new species, and conservation status
The pendent species of Anthurium sect. Porphyrochitonium from Costa Rica and Panama: synopsis, nomenclatural notes, new species, and conservation status Open
A review of the Costa Rican and Panamanian taxa of Anthurium sect. Porphyrochitonium with a pendent growth form is presented here. Two new species (A. cascantei and A. embera) are described and illustrated, and five new synonyms are propos…
View article: Ricciocarpos natans (Marchantiophyta, Ricciaceae), nueva para Costa Rica, con una revisión de su presencia en América Latina
Ricciocarpos natans (Marchantiophyta, Ricciaceae), nueva para Costa Rica, con una revisión de su presencia en América Latina Open
Antecedentes y Objetivos: Ricciocarpos natans es una de las pocas especies de hepáticas verdaderamente acuáticas. Tiene una distribución subcosmopolita y parece ser más común en áreas templadas. La especie ha sido considerada muy rara en A…
View article: Aristolochia hondurensis (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from Honduras
Aristolochia hondurensis (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from Honduras Open
Aristolochia hondurensis, a new species of Aristolochia series Hexandrae subseries Hexandrae, endemic to Honduras, is described and illustrated. It is a species morphologically similar to Aristolochia anguicida, from which it is distinguis…
View article: Aristolochia quiricoana (Aristolochiaceae), una nueva especie del sur de Costa Rica
Aristolochia quiricoana (Aristolochiaceae), una nueva especie del sur de Costa Rica Open
Antecedentes y Objetivos: Aristolochia es el género más grande de Aristolochiaceae y está ampliamente distribuido en el mundo. Una sinopsis reciente de Aristolochia en Costa Rica reconoció 19 especies; sin embargo, una reciente exploración…
View article: Two new species of Aristolochia series Thyrsicae (Aristolochiaceae) from southern Central America, with comments on morphologically similar species
Two new species of Aristolochia series Thyrsicae (Aristolochiaceae) from southern Central America, with comments on morphologically similar species Open
Aristolochia longissima and Aristolochia ornithorhyncha, two new species from the lowland moist forest from the Pacific watershed of southern Costa Rica and western Panama, are described and illustrated. Both species can be distinguished f…
View article: Matelea tarrazuana (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a new critically endangered ocellate species from Central Pacific of Costa Rica
Matelea tarrazuana (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a new critically endangered ocellate species from Central Pacific of Costa Rica Open
Matelea tarrazuana, a new species endemic to Costa Rica, is described and illustrated. It is similar to M. pusilliflora, a vine from Yucatan Peninsula because of its green flowers with a reflective white spot in the apex at the apex of eac…
View article: Notes on the distribution of Brasenia schreberi (Cabombaceae) in the Neotropics, with a new country record for Costa Rica
Notes on the distribution of Brasenia schreberi (Cabombaceae) in the Neotropics, with a new country record for Costa Rica Open
We studied herbarium specimens of Brasenia schreberi from the Neotropics in order to describe the distribution pattern of the species across the region. Also, we report the first records of B. schreberi for Costa Rica. We confirm that B. s…
View article: Novedades para las aráceas costarricenses (Araceae) con notas nomenclaturales
Novedades para las aráceas costarricenses (Araceae) con notas nomenclaturales Open
Antecedentes y Objetivos: Araceae es una familia de plantas herbáceas ampliamente distribuida en el mundo, es notable por su sorprendente diversidad morfológica y su vasta variedad de hábitats. La familia comprende ocho subfamilias, 143 gé…
View article: Duckweeds (Araceae: Lemnoideae) growing on wet, vertical rocks behind a waterfall in Costa Rica, with a new country record of Wolffiella oblonga (Phil.) Hegelm.
Duckweeds (Araceae: Lemnoideae) growing on wet, vertical rocks behind a waterfall in Costa Rica, with a new country record of Wolffiella oblonga (Phil.) Hegelm. Open
Fieldwork for this study was done during the field courses OET 2013-18 and OET 2015-18 (“Sistemática de Plantas Tropicales”) of the Organization for Tropical Studies, and during a field trip for the course “Morfología de Flores y Frutos” o…
View article: Pleurothallis hawkingii and Pleurothallis vide-vallis (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), two new species from Cordillera de Guanacaste in Costa Rica
Pleurothallis hawkingii and Pleurothallis vide-vallis (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), two new species from Cordillera de Guanacaste in Costa Rica Open
Two new species of Pleurothallis are described from the Cordillera de Guanacaste in northern Costa Rica. Both novelties belong to Pleurothallis sect. Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae, among which they can be recognised by their fasciculate inflor…
View article: Additions to the vascular flora of Costa Rica: four new records from the Sabanas Miravalles
Additions to the vascular flora of Costa Rica: four new records from the Sabanas Miravalles Open
The Costa Rican vascular flora is well known and studied, but there are gaps of floristic knowledge in some areas and ecosystems that are poorly explored. The Costa Rican savannas, cover a small geographic extent and are almost unexplored …
View article: Checklist of the vascular flora of Reserva Biológica San Luis, Costa Rica
Checklist of the vascular flora of Reserva Biológica San Luis, Costa Rica Open
The Reserva Biológica San Luis is a small protected area located on the Pacific side of the Cordillera de Tilarán, northwestern Costa Rica, with a forest transitioning between the basal and premontane floras according to Holdridge’s Life Z…
View article: Mormodes salazarii (Orchidaceae, Catasetinae), a new species with greenish-white flowers from Costa Rica
Mormodes salazarii (Orchidaceae, Catasetinae), a new species with greenish-white flowers from Costa Rica Open
Mormodes salazarii (Orchidaceae, Catasetinae), a new species apparently endemic to Costa Rica, is described and illustrated. It is similar to M. fractiflexa because of its non-resupinate flowers, entire lip and revolute margins of sepals a…