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| Maxillaria luizotavioi in Engels & Smidt, 2023. |
Abstract
We describe and illustrate Maxillaria luizotavioi, a new orchid species from the Brazilian Amazon belonging to Maxillaria sect. Rufescens. The new species can be distinguished from Maxillaria cruentata from Colombia, the morphologically most similar species, by having pale yellow sepals and petals, lanceolate lateral sepals and dark vinous lip with rounded to obtuse apex. Additionally, we provide an identification key to the species of the section that occurs in Brazil.
Keywords: epiphyte, Maxillaria sect. Rufescens, Neotropics, Pará state, taxonomy
Mathias Erich Engels and Eric de Camargo Smidt. 2023. Maxillaria luizotavioi (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae): A New Species from the Oriental Brazilian Amazon. Nordic Journal of Botany. e03815. DOI: 10.1111/njb.03815
