A new Peruvian highland Lepanthes (Orchidaceae)
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| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publicatiedatum: | 2026 |
| Omschrijving: | Lepanthes phuyupitika, a new lithophytic species from the high-elevation ecosystems of northern Peru, is described and illustrated. It grows on rocky substrates in the páramo and upper montane cloud forests between 3400 and 3900 m elevation. The new species is most similar to the Venezuelan L. unitrinervis but differs by its larger ovate-lanceolate dorsal sepal, larger petals, a labellum with narrowly obovate blades and a suborbicular body, a minute deltoid ciliate appendix, and a longer column. We calculated spatial metrics associated with the species’ range following Criterion B of the Red List of Threatened Species, as well as range contraction due to historical fires. The species is known from only two localities, with approximately twenty-five mature individuals, and is assessed as Endangered because of its restricted distribution and ongoing habitat degradation from recurrent burning and livestock grazing. |
| Land: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Instelling: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Taal: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/10978 |
| Online toegang: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlankesteriana/article/view/10978 |
| Keyword: | conservation assessment rupicolous orchids microendemism Piura mountain range taxonomy evaluación de conservación orquídeas rupícolas microendemismo páramo Cordillera de Piura taxonomía |