Inti M.A.Blanco
, Lankesteriana 7(3): 524 (2007).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60448152-2
- Publication
- Lankesteriana : la revista cientifica del Jardin Botanico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica
- Collation
- 7(3): 524
- Date of Publication
- Dec 2007
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Type Name
- I. chartacifolia (Ames & C. Schweinf.) M. A. Blanco (Maxillaria chartacifolia Ames & C. Schweinf.)
Remarks
Etymology: named after Inti, the Sun God of the Inca culture. The long and narrow leaves radiating from a congested shoot are reminiscent of the rays of a rising sun. (vide author). Gender: Having no botanical tradition, author gave this generic name a feminine gender (cf., Vienna Code Art. 62.3)