Über die erfolgreiche Verbreitung von Oeceoclades maculata in Costa Rica

Abstract

This article informs about the successful conquest of Costa Rica by the African terrestrial orchid Oeceoclades maculata, which has even invaded some national parks of this Central American country, for the most part in the Guanacaste and Puntarenas provinces of the Pacific versant. Data and hypotheses to explain this invasion are discussed.