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The true identity of Serapias nitida , a species of Buchtienia (Orchidaceae) from Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Author(s) -
de Fraga Claudio N.,
Meneguzzo Thiago E.C.,
Saddi Eduardo M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.12705/642.27
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , atlantic forest , biology , genus , identity (music) , ecology , geography , philosophy , aesthetics
Serapias nitida is a name whose taxonomic identity has been considered to be in doubt. Here we show that S. nitida can be linked to a species of the genus Buchtienia. We propose the new combination Buchtienia nitida and put a recently described species into synonymy.