@article{fdi:010044307, title = {{R}emarkable growth pattern in {C}hrysoglossum ornatum {B}lume and observations in related species}, author = {{B}onnet, {P}. and {B}arth{\'e}l{\'e}my, {D}aniel and {S}chuiteman, {A}. and {S}vengsuksa, {B}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he aim of this study was to characterise the remarkable architectural development of the orchid species {C}hrysoglossum ornatum {B}lume. {L}iving specimens were collected in two sites in {L}aos, a country where this species had not been recorded before. {E}xamination of herbarium material of the three other species of {C}hrysoglossum has confirmed the regularity of this growth pattern at the genus level. {S}uch a vegetative architecture, unique within the plant kingdom, was first described by {B}arthelemy (1987) for a {S}outh {A}merican orchid species. {G}ongora quinquenervis {R}uiz and {P}av. {T}he nature of this growth pattern within the genus {C}hrysoglossum and within this particular species, as well as the occurrence of similar patterns in the {O}rchidaceae is discussed. {T}o cite this article: {P} {B}onnet et al., {C}. {R}. {B}iologies 332 (2009).}, keywords = {{C}hrysoglossum ornatum ; {P}lant morphology ; {P}lant architecture ; {O}rchidaceae}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {B}iologies}, volume = {332}, numero = {1}, pages = {15--24}, ISSN = {1631-0691}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1016/j.crvi.2008.09.011}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044307}, }