Ponthieva hermiliae, a new species of orchidaceae in the cordillera yanachaga (Oxapampa, Pasco, Peru)

A new species of Ponthieva was found in the mountains of Yanachaga Chemillén, on a pre-montane forest at 1400 m in the central jungle of Peru. It is similar to P. pilosissima, but can be distinguished by the presence of a callus on the lip and by the color of the petals, which are boldly veined in P...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Valenzuela Gamarra, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/11742
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/11742
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:orchidaceae
orchidoideae
ponthieva
new species
peru
yanachaga
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Sumario:A new species of Ponthieva was found in the mountains of Yanachaga Chemillén, on a pre-montane forest at 1400 m in the central jungle of Peru. It is similar to P. pilosissima, but can be distinguished by the presence of a callus on the lip and by the color of the petals, which are boldly veined in P. pilosissima and inconspicuously striped in P. hermiliae.