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Universidad de Costa Rica
2007
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- ORQUÍDEAS CENTROAMERICANAS EN INGLATERRA DEL SIGLO XIX Luis D. Gómez P. Biología Orchids England Horticulture Central America Nineteenth Century The study of two major works on orchids of the 19thcentury in England , the Hortus Veitchii of1906 and The Orchid Grower’s Manual of 1894, show that Central America, here treated to include fromGuatemala to western Panama, was an important source of plant materials. Veitch’s list is very selectiveand based, on his opinion, of which plants were outstanding introductions to the trade by his commercialestablishment. Williams’, on the other hand, is an all-inclusive list, following his wish of “orchids for themillion”. During the second half of the 19thCent., English orchidophiles, both trained scientists and ama-teurs, were growing no fewer than 170 species of Central American provenance. I excluded vague localitiessuch as “Tropical America”, and the like even if the species are now known to exist in the area. Of those170, Costa Rica alone contributed 46 taxa (27.05%) to English orchidomania, a mass phenomenon triggeredby 1- the opening of royal institutions such as royal museums and gardens to the general public, and 2- thediscovery and popularization of the Wardian case. Soon to be emulated by continental Europe, the Wardiancase was short –lived and gave way to more modern, faster, transoceanic travel. Thus commenced the preda-tion for orchid specimens and possibly the decline of plant populations may have contributed to the rarity ordisappearance of many species 2007 artículo científico 1409-3871 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44339814003 es http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=443 Lankesteriana International Journal on Orchidology application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Lankesteriana International Journal on Orchidology (Costa Rica) Num.3 Vol.7