Open AccessA new tall and exceptional species of Lepanthes from north-west Ecuador (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae)
Author(s) -
Luis E. Baquero,
Marco F. Monteros
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.v20i3.44602
Subject(s) - subgenus , orchidaceae , inflorescence , genus , biology , geography , botany , zoology
A new and spectacular species of Lepanthes from north-west Ecuador is presented here. Lepanthes tulcanensis belongs to the Marsipanthes subgenus and is similar to L. niesseniae in the same subgenus, with an inflorescence that does not reach the tip of the leaves, and flowers with shallower synsepal compared to the rest of the species in the subgenus. Nevertheless, the plants of L. tulcanensis are, by far, the largest among the species of the subgenus and aming the largest in the genus.
Keywords: EcoMinga, Lepanthes lucifer, Lepanthes niesseniae, Marsipanthes, Reserva Dracula