<i>Pityphyllum mercedes-abarcae</i> (Maxillariinae) a new species from Euador

Authors

  • Leisberth Vélez-Abarca Grupo Científico Calaway Dodson: Investigación y Conservación de Orquídeas del Ecuador, Quito, 170510, Pichincha, Ecuador; Associazione Orchidofili Centro Italia, Treglio (Ch), Abruzzo, Italia.
  • Marco M. Jiménez Grupo Científico Calaway Dodson: Investigación y Conservación de Orquídeas del Ecuador, Quito, 170510, Pichincha, Ecuador; Vivero de Conservación La Paphinia, Avenida del Ejército y Juan Izquierdo, Zamora, Zamora Chinchipe, 190102, Ecuador; Associazione Orchidofili Centro Italia, Treglio (Ch), Abruzzo, Italia.
  • Juan Sebastián Moreno Grupo de Investigación Schultes, Fundación Ecotonos, Cali, Colombia.
  • Luis E. Baquero Grupo Científico Calaway Dodson: Investigación y Conservación de Orquídeas del Ecuador, Quito, 170510, Pichincha, Ecuador; Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud BIOMAS. Carrera de Ingeniería Agroindustrial y Alimentos. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Las Américas, Calle José Queri, Quito, Pichincha, 170137.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v21i3.48754

Keywords:

Andean tepuis, Cordillera del Cóndor, Pityphyllum pinoides, Taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Pityphyllum from south-eastern Ecuador was found during an investigation of the orchids of the Cordillera del Cóndor. Pityphyllum mercedes-abarcae is described and illustrated. Information concerning its distribution, habitat, and phenology is provided. The new proposed taxon is morphologically similar to P. pinoides, from which it differs by the smaller plants, the spathulate petals with an erose margin in the middle third, lip flattened is square in the middle third, wedge in the basal third and acute in the apical third with two small parallel calluses in the apical third, presents a slight cell thickening in the abaxial part of the apical third and elongated trichomes below the stigma.

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Published

2021-10-21

How to Cite

Vélez-Abarca, L., Jiménez, M. M., Moreno, J. S., & Baquero, L. E. (2021). &lt;i&gt;Pityphyllum mercedes-abarcae&lt;/i&gt; (Maxillariinae) a new species from Euador. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 21(3), 289–296. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v21i3.48754

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2021: Lankesteriana: Volume 21, Number 3 (September–December)

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