A new species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) with rabbit ear-like petals endemic to Colombia

Authors

  • Eugenio Restrepo Seminario Menor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Carrera 22 #57-70, Manizales, Colombia; Grupo de Investigación Dodson, Quito, 170510, Pichincha, Ecuador; 3Programa de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Caldas, Calle 65 #26- 10, Manizales, Colombia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7037-1670
  • Sebastián Vieira-Uribe Grupo de Investigación Schultes, Fundación Ecotonos, Carrera 72 #13A-56, Cali, Colombia; Sociedad Colombiana de Orquideología, Carrera 52 N°73-298, Medellín, Colombia; Grupo de investigación en biodiversidad tropical - GIBIOT, Jardín Botánico de Medellín, Calle 73 #51-14, Medellín, Colombia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0875-9498
  • Juan Sebastián Moreno Grupo de Investigación Schultes, Fundación Ecotonos, Carrera 72 #13A-56, Cali, Colombia; Departamento de Biología, Universidad del Valle, Calle 13 # 100-00, Cali, Colombia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4325-1232
  • Luis E. Baquero Grupo de Investigación Dodson, Quito, 170510, Pichincha, Ecuador; Grupo de Investigación en Medio Ambiente y Salud BIOMAS, Carrera de Ingeniería Agroindustrial y Alimentos, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Las Américas, Vía a Nayón, Quito 170124, Pichincha, Ecuador Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1444-5727

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v22i1.50373

Keywords:

Endemism, Lepanthes alcicornis, orchid new species, San José de la Montaña

Abstract

A new species of Lepanthes from the department of Antioquia apparently restricted to the north-central Andes of Colombia is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to L. alcicornis; however, it can be easily distinguished by the transversally lobulate petals that resemble the ears of a rabbit, the reniform lip with sub-oblong basal lobes surrounding the column, and the absence of an appendix on the lip.

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Published

2026-06-17

Issue

2022: Lankesteriana: Volume 22, Number 1 (January–April)

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How to Cite

A new species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) with rabbit ear-like petals endemic to Colombia. (2026). Lankesteriana, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v22i1.50373