A new species of Masdevallia (Orchidaceae Pleurothallidinae) from Perú

 

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Author: Valenzuela Gamarra, Luis
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2008
Description:Masdevallia vilcabambensis, a new species from the department of Cuzco in Peru, is described and illustrated. It is similar to M. minuta, but it has much smaller plants and flowers, the flowers are yellowish and blotched with purple, and the sepals abruptly reflexed at the middle. Also, M. vilcabambensis is exclusively know from around 2500 meters elevation, whilst M. minuta is restricted to warm regions below 350 meters of altitude.
Country:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/7948
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/7948
Keyword:Orchidaceae
Pleurothallidinae
Masdevallia vilcabambensis
Perú
nueva especie
Peru
new species