A new species of Stellilabium section Taeniorhachis (Orchidaceae) from Costa Rica

Authors

  • Franco Pupulin Jardín Botánico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica P.O. Box 1031-7050 Cartago, Costa Rica, A.C. - fpupulin@cariari.ucr.ac.cr Research Associate, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, USA
  • Mario A. Blanco Instituto Centroamericano de Investigación Biológica y Conservación P.O. Box 2398-250, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica Research Associate, Jardín Botánico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica Present mailing address: University of Florida, Department of Botany, 220 Bartram Hall P.O. Box 118526 Gainesville, Florida 32611-8526, U.S.A.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v2i3.23093

Keywords:

S t e l l i l a b i u m s m a r a g d i n u m, S t e l l i l a b i u m s e c t . T a e n i o r h a c h i s, Orchidaceae, Costa Rica

Abstract

The new species Stellilabium smaragdinum is described and illustrated from the montane oak f o r e s t s o f t h e C o r d i l l e r a d e T a l a m a n c a , C o s t a R i c a . A m o n g t h e s p e c i e s o f S e c t . T ae ni or hac hi s , S. smaragdinum may be recognized for the inflorescence bearing 1-3 (4) simultaneous flowers, the oblong to ovoid, rounded basal lobules of the lip, the non-ciliate margins of the lip midlobe and the peculiar colour of the column setae, cream banded with purple. 

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Published

2016-02-03

How to Cite

Pupulin, F., & Blanco, M. A. (2016). A new species of Stellilabium section Taeniorhachis (Orchidaceae) from Costa Rica. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v2i3.23093

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2002: Lankesteriana: Volumen 2, Número 3

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