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| Opilionanthe magdalenae A. Damian & N. Mitidieri, in Parizaca, Rivera et Rimarachin, 2021. |
Abstract
A new species of Opilionanthe, viz O. magdalenae, from the montane forest of Perú is described and illustrated. Opilionanthe magdalenae is the second species of the genus and is distinguished from its congener O. manningii by its narrow leaves (only 0.7 mm wide), reddish flowers with petals about half the length of the sepals, and a lip with rounded lateral lobes. Additionally, eleven new country records of species in the Lepanthes clade are presented based on field explorations and herbarium revision. Information about the habitat and distribution of all species treated are provided.
Keywords: Kosñipata Valley, Neotropics Peruvian, flora, taxonomy
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| Floral comparison between Opilionanthe manningii (A-B) and Opilionanthe magdalenae sp. nov. (C-E). Photographs A = W. Driessen, B = Varia, C-E = John Janovec. |
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| Opilionanthe magdalenae sp. nov. (A) Habit, (B) flower, (C) dissected perianth, (D) lip and column in lateral view, (E) lip. Drawing by Nicole Mitidieri based in the holotype. |
Opilionanthe magdalenae A. Damian & N. Mitidieri sp.nov.
Alexander Damián Parizaca, Nicole Mitidieri Rivera and Leyda Rimarachin. 2021. A New Species of Opilionanthe (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae) and New Records in the Lepanthes clade for Perú. Nordic Journal of Botany. 39(9) DOI: 10.1111/njb.03307
