<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-id>1409-3871</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Lankesteriana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Lankesteriana]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-3871</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-38712025000100001</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/lank.v25i1.62821</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A new miniature ghost appears in the Dominican Republic]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ackerman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[James D.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eladio]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Betsaida]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Orellana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Normandie]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Puerto Rico Department of Biology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Puerto Rico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Jardín Botánico Nacional Rafael M. Moscoso  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>República Dominicana</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>República Dominicana</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>8</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-38712025000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-38712025000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-38712025000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract A small population of an epiphytic orchid in the leafless genus Dendrophylax was discovered in the valley of Río Amina, on the northwestern side of the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic. The tiny yellow to yellow-green flowers proved to be unique and therefore we describe here the new species as D. pustulatus, for the brown ellipsoid pustules of the inflorescence and ovary, the 90° bend at the transition between the pedicel and ovary, the simple mid lobe of the lip, and a laterally flattened spur not exceeding the length of the ovary. Based on morphology, D. pustulatus appears to be closely allied with D. constanzensis and D. serpentilingua. Dendrophylax now has 16 species, 12 of which are present in Hispaniola and half of those are endemic to the island.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen En el valle del Río Amina, en el noroeste de la Cordillera Central de la República Dominicana, se descubrió una pequeña población de orquídeas epífitas sin hojas del género Dendrophylax. Las diminutas flores de color amarillo a verde amarillento resultaron ser únicas y por eso describimos aquí la nueva especie como D. pustulatus, por las pústulas elipsoides de color marrón de la inflorescencia y el ovario, la curva de 90° en la transición entre el pedicelo y el ovario, el lóbulo medio del labio simple y un espolón aplanado lateralmente que no excede el largo del ovario. Según su morfología, D. pustulatus parece estar estrechamente relacionada con D. constanzensis y D. serpentilingua. Dendrophylax cuenta actualmente con 16 especies, 12 de las cuales están presentes en La Española y la mitad de ellas son endémicas de la isla.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Angraecinae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dendrophylax]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dominican Republic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ghost orchids]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Orchidaceae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[orchid flora]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Angraecinae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Dendrophylax]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Orchidaceae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[orquídeas fantasmas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[orquideoflora]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[República Dominicana]]></kwd>
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