A colorful new species of Neooreophilus (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae) from the eastern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador

 

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Författarna: Vieira-Uribe, Sebastián, Jost, Lou
Materialtyp: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Utgivningstid:2015
Beskrivning:A new species of Neooreophilus from the eastern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador is described and illustrated. Neooreophilus chaoae is related to a group of species that includes N. cordilabius, N. chelosepalus and N. werneri characterized by having an obovate, pubescent dorsal sepal and spread or reflexed, non-pubescent lateral sepals ending with an apiculum. The new species can be distinguished by its narrowly triangular lateral sepals and its lip with lateral lobes not extending beyond the column. Notes about its natural habitat and conservation status are also given.
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisation:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Språk:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/21752
Länkar:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/21752
Nyckelord:Neooreophilus
Pleurothallidinae
new species
eastern Andes