Open AccessCaluera qorillaryana, a new orchid species and first record of the genus for the Peruvian flora
Author(s) -
Gloria Calatayud Hermoza,
Isau Humantupa Chuquimaco,
Günter Gerlach
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
q'euña
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-2660
pISSN - 2412-2297
DOI - 10.51343/rq.v12i1.763
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , flora (microbiology) , amazonian , ecology , genus , geography , conservation status , biology , amazon rainforest , habitat , genetics , bacteria
A new species, Caluera qorillaryana (Oncidiinae, Orchidaceae) from southern Peru is described and illustrated, with comments on its ecology, geographical distribution, and conservation status. The new species, inhabith in Andean-Amazonian foothill forest in the Pongo de Qoñec, Kosñipata valley, is the five species of Caluera to be described and also represents the first record of the orchid genus for the flora of Peru.