Open AccessA new species of Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) from the south-east of Ecuador
Author(s) -
Luis E. Baquero,
Alison Fierro Minda,
Justin Yeager
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
lankesteriana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2215-2067
pISSN - 1409-3871
DOI - 10.15517/lank.v20i2.41722
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , phenology , key (lock) , biology , sepal , geography , ecology , botany , pollen , stamen
Porroglossum marcojimeneziorum, a new species of subtribe Pleurothallidinae, was discovered in Zamora Chinchipe province (South-East Ecuador) which is described here, including information about its phenology and ecology. Porroglossum marcojimeneziorum is compared with its most similar species, P. hirtzii, from which it differs by producing smaller flowers; the shortly-pubescent, triangular-ovate, obtuse lateral sepals and the blade of the lip obovate transversely expanded.
Key words: Porroglossum marcojimeneziorum, Porroglossum hirtzii, Zamora Chinchipe