Abstract
The detailed study of several Cohniella specimens observed and/or collected in French Guiana shows that they all belong to a single entity and that it is different from the two species previously cited for this country, Cohniella cebolleta and C. ultrajectina, by a set of significant vegetative and floral characters. This entity is here described as a new species, illustrated and compared with the two taxa mentioned. A distribution map of the hitherto known specimens and/or populations is proposed, as well as an identification key.
Keywords: Cohniella cayennensis, Botanical Garden of French Guiana, taxonomy, Monocots
Cohniella cayennensis Sambin & Chiron, sp. nov.
Etymology:— the name refers to the city of Cayenne and its surroundings where the type was collected.
Aurélien Sambin and Guy R. Chiron. 2017. Critical Study of the Cohniella (Oncidiinae, Orchidaceae) of French Guiana. Phytotaxa. 323(1); 61–68. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.323.1.4
