Open AccessA new species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) with rabbit ear-like petals endemic to Colombia
Author(s) -
Eugenio Restrepo,
Sebastián Vieira-Uribe,
Juan Sebastián Moreno,
Luis E. Baquero
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
lankesteriana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2215-2067
pISSN - 1409-3871
DOI - 10.15517/lank.v22i1.50373
Subject(s) - petal , orchidaceae , biology , botany , column (typography) , integument , anatomy , mathematics , geometry , connection (principal bundle)
A new species of Lepanthes from the department of Antioquia apparently restricted to the north-central Andes of Colombia is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to L. alcicornis; however, it can be easily distinguished by the transversally lobulate petals that resemble the ears of a rabbit, the reniform lip with sub-oblong basal lobes surrounding the column, and the absence of an appendix on the lip.