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  1. The Genus Specklinia Lindl. (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) in Mexico, a Taxonomic Review

    Article • Plants, July 2026, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  2. Wild plant trade in Mexican traditional market: an ethnobotanical review from a socio-ecological systems perspective

    Article • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, June 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  3. El comercio de orquídeas en redes sociales: una exploración en el contexto colombiano

    Article • Acta Botanica Mexicana, May 2026, Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  4. Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Trichocentrum ascendens (Orchidaceae) in an Indigenous Region of Oaxaca, Mexico

    Article • Plants, March 2026, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  5. Specklinia viridi-flava, a new miniature orchid species (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru confused with Specklinia grobyi

    Article • Phytotaxa, December 2025, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  6. Optimization of Green Pressurized Liquid Extraction of Phenolic Compounds with Inhibitory Capacity Reactive Oxygen Species from Crescentia alata Using a Box-Behnken Design

    Article • Separations, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  7. Anticoagulant Potential of the Isolate with Green Solvents from Prosthechea karwinskii

    Article • Separations, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  8. Ultrasound-assisted extraction using natural deep eutectic solvent of secondary metabolites from Tagetes erecta flowers irradiated with UVC light

    Article • South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, November 2025, Elsevier

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  9. A new nothogenus and a new nothospecies in the subtribe Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) from Mexico

    Article • Phytotaxa, July 2025, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  10. El papel de la legislación ambiental en el manejo sostenible de las orquídeas silvestres de México

    Article • Botanical Sciences, July 2025, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  11. The hydroethanolic extract of leaves of Laelia furfuracea inhibits blood coagulation and platelet aggregation

    Article • Botanical Sciences, July 2025, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  12. Chemical Variation of Leaves and Pseudobulbs in Prosthechea karwinskii (Orchidaceae) in Oaxaca, Mexico

    Article • Plants, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  13. Phytochemical Compounds from Laelia furfuracea and Their Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

    Article • Plants, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  14. Two new species, nomenclatural notes and an updated checklist in Lepanthes (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from Mexico

    Article • Phytotaxa, February 2025, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  15. Utility of iNaturalist platform for floristic studies.

    Article • Botanical Sciences, December 2024, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  16. Prosthechea karwinskii leaves extract with potential for the treatment of atherothrombosis

    Article • BIOtecnia, December 2024, Division de Ciencias Biologicas y de la Salud, UNISON

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  17. Antiplatelet, Anticoagulant, and Fibrinolytic Activity of Orchids: A Review

    Article • Molecules, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  18. Extraction, Characterization, and Nutraceutical Potential of Prosthechea karwinskii Orchid for Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress in Wistar Rats

    Article • Foods, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  19. Floral variation in Prosthechea karwinskii (Orchidaceae)

    Article • Plants, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  20. Extraction, Characterization, and Nutraceutical Potential of Prosthechea karwinskii on Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress in Wistar Rats

    Article • July 2024, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  21. Medicinal Orchids of Mexico: A Review

    Article • Pharmaceuticals, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  22. Variation in the Floral Morphology of Prosthechea karwinskii (Orchidaceae), a Mexican Endemic Orchid at Risk

    Article • June 2024, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  23. Where did orchids originate and how was the process of speciation?

    Article • New Phytologist, February 2024, Wiley

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  24. The genus Anathallis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) in Mexico

    Article • Lankesteriana International Journal on Orchidology, December 2023, Universidad de Costa Rica

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  25. Diversidad de Orchidaceae en un área de la Sierra Madre Oriental en Tamaulipas, México

    Article • Acta Botanica Mexicana, November 2023, Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  26. Pleurothallis inaudita, a new species in Pleurothallidinae from southwestern Ecuador

    Article • Phytotaxa, October 2023, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  27. The Origin And Speciation Of Orchids

    Article • September 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  28. A review of Acianthera subgenus Brenesia, with a new species from Mexico

    Article • Acta Botanica Mexicana, September 2023, Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  29. Stelis breviloba, a new species from Mexico

    Article • Botanical Sciences, June 2023, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  30. Eponyms are important tools for biologists in the Global South

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano, Carolina Reyes-Puig

  31. Mexican Orchid (Prosthechea karwinskii) and Use in Cardiovascular Protection

    Article • June 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  32. Composition of essential oil from the bark and leaves of two morphotypes of Salmea scandens (Asteraceae), a medicinal plant in Oaxaca, Mexico

    Article • Natural Product Research, June 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  33. Microwave-Assisted Hydrodistillation of Essential Oil from Plectranthus amboinicus: Evaluation of Its Antifungal Effect and Chemical Composition

    Article • Life, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  34. Deficiencies in compliance with environmental regulation for orchid trade via social networks in Mexico

    Article • Botanical Sciences, February 2023, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  35. Effect of Microwave and Ultrasound during the Killing Stage of the Curing Process of Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia, Andrews) Pods

    Article • Foods, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  36. Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of an Extract with Dermatological and Nosocomial Activity from Agave nuusaviorum, a Mexican Endemic Plant

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  37. Validation of the traditional medicinal use of a Mexican endemic orchid (Prosthechea karwinskii) through UPLC-ESI-qTOF-MS/MS characterization of its bioactive compounds

    Article • Heliyon, July 2022, Elsevier

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  38. Role of LTB4 and nitric oxide in the gastroprotective effect of Prosthechea karwinskii leaves extract in the indomethacin-induced gastric injury in the rat

    Article • Natural Product Research, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  39. Ethnobotany of medicinal flora in two communities of the Mixteca Alta in Oaxaca, Mexico

    Article • Botanical Sciences, June 2022, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  40. Acianthera hagsater (Pleurothallidinae), a new species from the subandean forest of Colombia

    Article • Lankesteriana International Journal on Orchidology, April 2022, Universidad de Costa Rica

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  41. Laelia furfuracea, is an endemic Mexican orchid with Anticoagulant Activity

    Article • Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society, December 2021, Sociedad Quimica de Mexico, A.C.

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  42. Bioactive compounds from Prosthechea karwinskii decrease obesity, insulin resistance, pro-inflammatory status, and cardiovascular risk in Wistar rats with metabolic syndrome

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  43. Miscellaneous of new species in Epidendrum (Orchidaceae) from southwestern Ecuador

    Article • Phytotaxa, July 2021, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  44. <strong><em>Acianthera bilobulata</em> (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from Southwestern Ecuador</strong>

    Article • Phytotaxa, March 2021, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  45. <p><strong><em>Maxillaria purpureo-nigra </em></strong><strong>(Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae), a new species from Southwestern Ecuador belonging to <em>Maxillaria</em> sect. <em>Rufescens</em>&l...

    Article • Phytotaxa, December 2020, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  46. Sustainable harvesting and conservation of an endemic Mexican orchid, Laelia furfuracea

    Article • Biotropica, October 2020, Wiley

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  47. Diversidad y rasgos funcionales de orquídeas terrestres en bosques de un área natural protegida del noreste de México

    Article • Botanical Sciences, October 2020, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  48. A medicinal Mexican orchid with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, May 2020, Elsevier

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  49. Orquídeas silvestres comercializadas en un mercado tradicional de Chiapas, México

    Article • Botanical Sciences, December 2019, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  50. <p><strong>Two new Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) from Southwestern Ecuador: <em>Acianthera pustulata </em>and <em>Lepanthes marioi</em></strong></p>

    Article • Phytotaxa, October 2019, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  51. Wild orchid trading in traditional markets in Mexico

    Article • Economic Botany, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  52. A new natural hybrid in the genus Laelia (Orchidaceae) from Oaxaca, Mexico

    Article • Phytotaxa, May 2019, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  53. A new species of Cyclopogon (Orchidaceae: Spiranthinae) from Southwestern Ecuador: Cyclopogon soniae-juaniorum

    Article • Phytotaxa, November 2018, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  54. A new species and a new combination in Stelis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Ecuador

    Article • Phytotaxa, November 2018, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  55. Platystele apoloae (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from Southwestern Ecuador

    Article • Phytotaxa, October 2018, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  56. Larvicidal effect of Clinopodium macrostemum essential oil extracted by microwave-assisted hydrodistillation against Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Article • Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, June 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  57. Telipogon sonia-juaniorum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) a new species from Southwestern Ecuador

    Article • Phytotaxa, February 2018, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  58. Validation of the name Pleurothallis marioi (Zambrano et al. in Phytotaxa 308: 81)

    Article • Phytotaxa, February 2018, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  59. Un nuevo registro para Lepanthes (Orchidaceae) de México y clarificación del estatus taxonómico de Lepanthes quetzalensis

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, December 2017, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  60. Effect of Prosthechea karwinskii (Orchidaceae) on obesity and dyslipidemia in Wistar rats

    Article • Alexandria Journal of Medicine, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  61. A new species of Pleurothallis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Southwestern Ecuador: Pleurothallis marioi

    Article • Phytotaxa, June 2017, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  62. Maxillaria tenebrosa, a new species in the Maxillaria variabilis group (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae) from Southwestern Ecuador<br />

    Article • Phytotaxa, December 2016, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  63. New records in the Orchidaceae family from Oaxaca, Mexico

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, December 2016, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  64. Diversity and distribution of the orchids of the Tacaná-Boquerón region, Chiapas, Mexico

    Article • Botanical Sciences, September 2016, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  65. Una nueva especie de Maxillaria (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae) del suroccidente de Ecuador

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, March 2016, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  66. Nuevas localidades y formas florales del endemismo mexicano <em>Stelis zootrophionoides</em> (Orchidaceae), y evaluación de su riesgo de extinción

    Article • Botanical Sciences, December 2015, Botanical Scicences, Sociedad Botanica de Mexico, AC

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  67. The Wild Orchid Trade in a Mexican Local Market: Diversity and Economics

    Article • Economic Botany, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  68. A taxonomic synopsis of the Mexican species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) including a new species

    Article • Phytotaxa, June 2015, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  69. Documentation of the medicinal knowledge of Prosthechea karwinskii in a Mixtec community in Mexico

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  70. Three new species of Stelis (Orchidaceae; Pleurothallidinae) from Mexico

    Article • Phytotaxa, February 2014, Magnolia Press

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  71. Stelis zootrophionoides (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a New Species from Mexico

    Article • PLOS One, November 2012, PLOS

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  72. Phylogenetics of Stelis and closely related genera (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae)

    Article • Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marinus J M Smulders, Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  73. Registros nuevos de Orchidaceae para Veracruz, México

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, March 2012, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  74. Nuevas combinaciones en Orchidaceae de México

    Article • Acta Botanica Mexicana, October 2011, Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  75. Three new species of Stelis (Orchidaceae) from Mexico

    Article • Brittonia, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  76. Dos nuevos nuevos registros y un redescubrimiento de Orchidaceae de México

    Article • Acta Botanica Mexicana, July 2011, Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  77. Phragmipedium warscewiczii (= Phragmipedium humboldtii) reported at first time for Mexico.

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, March 2011, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  78. Primer registro de Phloeophila (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) para la Flora de México

    Article • Acta Botanica Mexicana, January 2007, Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano

  79. Phylogenetic relationships in Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): combined evidence from nuclear and plastid DNA sequences

    Article • American Journal of Botany, December 2001, Wiley

    Ph.D. Rodolfo Solano