Lepanthes marielana (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae), a new species from the eastern Andes in Colombia

Lepanthes marielana, a new orchid species of the eastern Andes of Colombia, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to Lepanthes clausa, also from the eastern Andes, but it can be distinguished by the echinate floral bracts, the light yellow with a central claret blotch flowers, the...

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Autores: Morales, Nicolás Gutiérrez [UNESP], Vieira-Uribe, Sebastián, Moreno, Juan Sebastián
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/205943
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.484.1.5
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/205943
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Colombia
Eastern andes
Endemism
Lepanthes clausa
Taxonomy
Descrição
Resumo:Lepanthes marielana, a new orchid species of the eastern Andes of Colombia, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to Lepanthes clausa, also from the eastern Andes, but it can be distinguished by the echinate floral bracts, the light yellow with a central claret blotch flowers, the blades of the lip subfalcate with the apices surrounding the apex of the column and by the lip appendix subtriangular to oblong. Taxonomic and ecological notes are given.