Bad at Goodbyes

Fischer's Phragmipedium

October 14, 2026·37 min
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Fischer's Phragmipedium :: Phragmipedium fischeriBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 090On today’s show we learn about the Fischer's Phragmipedium, a critically endangered orchid native to northwest Ecuador, to the Carchi Province, on the Columbian border. Its scientific name is Phragmipedium fischeri and it was first described in 1996.For more information about Phragmipedium conservation and conservation in Carchi Ecuador in general, please see the Dracula Reserve at https://reservadracula.org/.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(26:26) Citations(28:20) Music(36:01) PledgeResearch for today’s show was compiled from:Braem, G. J., & Mohr, H. (1996). Phragmipedium fischeri, a new slipper orchid from Ecuador. Leaflets of the Schlechter Institute, 3, 27–31.Braem, G. J. (2011). A Re-evaluation of the Infrageneric Taxonomy of the Genus Phragmipedium. Richardiana, 12(1), 16-24. – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/273301Braem, G. J., & Tesón, E. (2016). A revision of the Phragmipedium schlimii complex (Orchidaceae: Cypripedioideae). Richardiana, 16, 293–321. – https://richardiana.jardinbotaniquedeguyane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Richardiana-vol16-28-Phragmipediumschlimii.pdfBroaddus, C., & Robayo, J. (2021). Dracula Transect Expedition: Explorers Club flag report. The Explorers Club. – https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d69890f65a29d0001afbce5/t/61a647f3829f5f05eaf1b63a/1638287355005/Dracula+Transect+Expedition+-+Explorers+Club+Flag+Report.pdfDodson, C. H. (1966). Studies in orchid pollination: The genus Phragmipedium. American Orchid Society Bulletin, 35(8), 680–687 – https://www.aos.org/explore/phragmipediumGuo, Y.-Y., Luo, Y.-B., Liu, Z.-J., & Wang, X.-Q. (2012). Evolution and biogeography of the slipper orchids: Eocene vicariance of the conduplicate genera in the Old and New World tropics. PLoS ONE, 7(6), e38788. – https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038788Jost, L. (2016, October 2). Ladyslippers 1: Biology. EcoMinga Blog. – https://ecomingafoundation.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/ladyslippers-1-biology/iNaturalist – near CarchiManza, S. (2006, July 13). Phragmipedium fischeri. Slipper Orchid Info Data Sheet. – https://slipperorchids.info/phragdatasheets/fischeri/index.htmlMatters, D. (2004, August/September). Phragmipediums and their culture. Australian Orchid Review, 69(4), 4-10. – http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61848580McGough, H. N., Roberts, D. L., Brodie, C., & Kowalczyk, J. (2006). CITES and slipper orchids: An introduction to slipper orchids covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. – https://iro.bl.uk/entities/publication/67a9adb0-a256-4643-b05f-b2ef889696b6Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.). Phragmipedium (Group). Plant Finder. – https://plantfinder.mobot.org/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=264657Rankou, H. 20

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