Two new species and new records of <i>Platystele</i> (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae) from Los Cedros Reserve in Ecuador

Authors

  • Luis E. Baquero R. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agropecuarias. Universidad de Las Américas, Calle José Queri, Quito 170137, Pichincha, Ecuador
  • Denisse Galarza Verkovitch Jardín Botánico de Quito, Pasaje #34, Rumipampa E6-264 y Av Shyris, Interior Parque La Carolina, Quito, 170135, Pichincha, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v19i1.36900

Keywords:

Carchi, Orchidaceae, Platystele cedriensis, Platystele decouxii, sympatric species

Abstract

Two new species of Platystele were discovered at the orchid-rich forest of Los Cedros Reserve at North-west Ecuador. Many species of orchids grow in these forests and some endemic to it. Platystele cedriensis is similar to P. rhinocera from which it differs in the horizontal to descending inflorescence and the three-veined dorsal sepal. Platystele decouxii presents flowers with a unique heart-shaped lip with a heart-shape depression in the blade of the lip. We warn that on-going mining activities and concessions put in risk these and other endemic species from Los Cedros Reserve.

 

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Published

2019-04-10

How to Cite

Baquero R., L. E., & Verkovitch, D. G. (2019). Two new species and new records of &lt;i&gt;Platystele&lt;/i&gt; (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae) from Los Cedros Reserve in Ecuador. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 19(1), 5–13. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v19i1.36900

Issue

2019: Lankesteriana: Volumen 19, Número 1

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