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Koellensteinia dasilvae sp. nov. (Zygopetalinae–Orchidaceae) from the Brazilian Amazon
Author(s) -
Hall Climbiê Ferreira,
Koch Ana Kelly,
Vieira Tiago Luiz,
Barros Fábio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.00864
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , biology , epiphyte , amazon rainforest , petiole (insect anatomy) , inflorescence , botany , ecology , genus
A new species of Koellensteinia from the Brazilian Amazon is described and illustrated. Koellensteinia dasilvae C. F. Hall & F. Barros (Orchidaceae) grows as epiphyte or saxicolous, close to streams in upland forests (terra firme) of the state of Amapá, northern Brazil. The new species resembles K. hyacinthoides , sharing morphological affinities with this species, but differs by growing inside forests, smaller plant size, smaller leaves and petiole, larger inflorescence with large peduncle and small rachis, labellum, when spread, broader between the lateral lobes than at the mid‐lobe, margin of labellum minutely erose, and by short wings of the column.