A new unusual-looking <i>Cyrtochilum</i> (Orchidaceae) from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia

Authors

  • Stig Dalström 2304 Ringling Boulevard, unit 119, Sarasota FL 34237, USA; Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica; National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang, Bhutan
  • Cristian Castro Herbario Nacional Colombiano, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v20i2.43555

Abstract

A new and unusual-looking Cyrtochilum species is described, compared with the possibly closely related Cyrtochilum leucopterum and illustrated by drawings and a photograph of the holotype. It is distinguished from Cyrtochilum leucopterum by having an elongate basal portion of the lip with erect lateral lobes, and a trilobed front lamina with a glabrous, blunt and thickened bilobed lip callus, versus what appears to be more horizontally spreading lateral lip lobes, and a densely micro-pubescent apically multifid lip callus for the latter species. The new species also has some purported silica bodies of unknown significance visible in plant and flower parts, which are not present in C. leucopterum.

Key Words: Colombia, Cyrtochilum leucopterum, Helmuth Schmidt-Mumm, Oncidiinae, new species

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Published

2020-08-21

How to Cite

Dalström, S., & Castro, C. (2020). A new unusual-looking &lt;i&gt;Cyrtochilum&lt;/i&gt; (Orchidaceae) from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 20(2), 249–255. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v20i2.43555

Issue

2020: Lankesteriana: Volumen 20, Número 2 (May–August)

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