Pleurothallidinae is a collection of amateur scientific research self-published by Kevin W. Holcomb, a citizen scientist in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
This research is primarily centered on identifying, describing, and publishing new pleurothallid species that have been discovered in private collections, nurseries, or botanical gardens outside of the species' country of origin.
The research presented here meets all the requirements for valid publication of a new species as defined by the International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) and the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants .
Due to the ongoing nature of this research, there is no defined publication schedule. As research is completed, new installments will be published.
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The lips of several species of Pleurothallis: Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
Pleurothallis titan, Pleurothallis calogramma, Pleurothallis giraffa, Pleurothallis lacrima, Pleurothallis forceps-cancri f. rectapetala, Pleurothallis tetrachaeta, Pleurothallis dilemma, Pleurothallis tomtroutmanii, Pleurothallis tectosepala
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Kevin W. Holcomb
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ISSN #2834-1783
ORCID #0000-0002-0571-4462