A new species of Brachionidium (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae) from The High Montane Forest in The Central Jungle of Peru
Abstract A new species of Brachionidium was found on the highest mountains of the Central Jungle of Peru, on a wet Puna forest at 3470 m altitude. This species is similar to B. loxense and B. diaphanum but can be distinguished by its elliptic leaves with petioles 3-4 mm long; the short erect floral peduncle 2-3 mm long; the pink translucent sepals, red-wine toward the base; the floral bract spatuliform 15 × 5 mm; lip red-wine, bimarginated, trapezoidal, small, fleshy, obtuse acuminate, slightly prolonged lateral lobes antrorse and straight with a strongly pubescent cordate callus, split towards the apex.
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Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica
2017
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1409-38712017000200113 |
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