<i>Masdevallia sotoana</i> (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from Ecuador

Authors

  • Hugo Medina Centro de Investigacion en Orquideas de los Andes “Ángel Andreetta”, Universidad Alfredo Pérez Guerrero, Ecuador.
  • Franco Pupulin Centro de Investigacion en Orquideas de los Andes “Ángel Andreetta”, Universidad Alfredo Pérez Guerrero, Ecuador; Jardin Botanico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica, P.O.Box 302-7050 Cartago, Costa Rica; Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v9i3.52258

Keywords:

Orchidaeae, Malaxideae, Crossoglossa, C. sotoana, Costa Rica, new species

Abstract

A new species of Masdevallia, M. sotoana, is described and illustrated from Ecuador. The new species is similar to M. strobelii, from which is mainly distinguished by the smaller size of the plant and flowers, the petals provided with a small basal teeth, the narrowly lanceolate lip abruptly reflexed at apex and the much shorter column foot.

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Published

2010-01-04

How to Cite

Medina, H., & Pupulin, F. (2010). &lt;i&gt;Masdevallia sotoana&lt;/i&gt; (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from Ecuador. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 9(3), 455–458. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v9i3.52258

Issue

2009: Lankesteriana: Volumen 9, Número 3

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