Abstract

RESTREPO, Eugenio; VIEIRA-URIBE, Sebastián; MORENO, Juan Sebastián  and  BAQUERO, Luis E.. A new species of Lepanthes (Pleurothallidinae) lacking an appendix with rabbit ear-like petals endemic to Colombia. Lankesteriana [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 1409-3871.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/lank.v22i1.50373.

A new species of Lepanthes from the department of Antioquia apparently restricted to the north-central Andes of Colombia is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to L. alcicornis; however, it can be easily distinguished by the transversally lobulate petals that resemble the ears of a rabbit, the reniform lip with sub-oblong basal lobes surrounding the column, and the absence of an appendix on the lip.

Keywords : Endemism; Lepanthes alcicornis; orchid new species; San José de la Montaña.

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