<i>Malaxis engelsii</i> (Malaxidinae), a new species from the upper montane forest of the Atlantic Rainforest in southern Brazil

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  • Thiago Faria dos Santos Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Biologia Vegetal), Instituto de Biociências de- Rio Claro, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Av. 24 A-1515, Bela Vista, 13506-900, Caixa Postal 199, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0707-6345
  • Eric de Camargo Smidt Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba - PR, 81531-980. Caixa Postal: 19031, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1177-1682

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v24i1.57290

Keywords:

Cloud Forest, Epiphytism, Montane forest, New species, Orchid, Taxonomy

Abstract

Malaxis engelsii is a newly discovered orchid found in the upper montane forests of the Atlantic Rainforest in Paraná, Brazil. This species is characterized by its small size, elliptic leaves, flowers with partially connate sepals at the base, trilobate lip with four cavities, and a longitudinal keel on the adaxial surface of the lip apex. A detailed description, photographs, drawings, and comparison with similar species, Malaxis cipoensis, M. sertulifera, and M. ybytus, are provided. Currently, it is classified according to the IUCN guidelines as “Endangered (EN)’’.

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2024-04-17

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Faria dos Santos, T., & de Camargo Smidt, E. (2024). &lt;i&gt;Malaxis engelsii&lt;/i&gt; (Malaxidinae), a new species from the upper montane forest of the Atlantic Rainforest in southern Brazil . Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 24(1), 61–68. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v24i1.57290

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2024: Lankesteriana: Volume 24, number 1 (January–April)

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