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| Epidendrum claustralis W.C.Navarro and Quispe-Melgar, in Navarro Romo & Hágsater, 2022. |
Abstract
Epidendrum claustralis, a new species of the Rupestre Group is described and illustrated. It is a novelty from the Departments of Junín, San Martín and Amazonas, Peru. It is compared to the most similar species, Epidendrum excelsum. The species is characterized by the entire lip and with two prominent parallel calli that lean towards each other after pollination or the loss of the pollinarium, closing the entrance of the nectary, and thus avoiding another pollination event.
Keywords: Monocots, Calli, Epidendrum, Epiphyte, Miconia, montane forest
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| Photographs of holotype of Epidendrum claustralis W.C.Navarro and Quispe-Melgar, H.R. A-B. Habitat and entire plant. C-D. Flowers, the calli closing the nectary's entrance are clearly visible in central flower. E. Capsule dehiscent in habitat. |
Wendy Carolay Navarro Romo and Eric Hágsater. 2022. Epidendrum claustralis (Orchidaceae), Another New Species from the high Andean Forests of the Rupestre group. Phytotaxa. 574(1); 91-98. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.574.1.6
