Two new species of <i>Octomeria</i> (Pleurothallidinae) from Cordillera del Cóndor, Zamora Chichinpe, Ecuador

Authors

  • Leisberth Vélez-Abarca Carrera de Biología, Universidad Estatal Amazónica (Sede El Pangui), Luis Imaicela entre Azuay y Mayor Rene Ulloa, El Pangui, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador; Grupo Científico Calaway Dodson: Investigación y Conservación de Orquídeas del Ecuador, Quito, 170510, Pichincha, Ecuador.
  • Marco M. Jiménez Orquideario La Paphinia, Avenida del Ejército y Juan Izquierdo, Zamora, Zamora Chinchipe, 190102, Ecuador; Grupo Científico Calaway Dodson: Investigación y Conservación de Orquídeas del Ecuador, Quito, 170510, Pichincha, Ecuador.
  • Luis E. Baquero Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud BIOMAS. Carrera de Ingeniería Agroindustrial y Alimentos. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Las Américas, Calle José Queri, Quito, Pichincha, 170137, Ecuador; Grupo Científico Calaway Dodson: Investigación y Conservación de Orquídeas del Ecuador, Quito, 170510, Pichincha, Ecuador.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v21i1.46777

Abstract

Two new species of orchids, Octomeria pacii, and O. panguiensis are described and illustrated from Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador; likewise, information is provided on their distribution, habitat, and conservation status. These species differ from other species in the genus by their floral and vegetative characteristics and their apparent reproductive strategy of cleistogamy. Octomeria pacii is similar to Octomeria deceptrix, but differs in the caespitose habit, the ramicauls compressed along their entire length, the narrowly elliptical leaves, the autogamous flowers, the translucent white sepals suffused with magenta and the obovate, white lip, marked with magenta. Octomeria panguiensisis similar to O. werneri, but differs by the larger, shortly repent plants with lanceolate leaves, the cleistogamous flowers, the translucent white-colored sepals, the 5-veined lateral sepals and the oblong-trilobed lip with the apical lobe tridentate

Keywords: self-compatibility, self-pollination, cleistogamy, Octomeria deceptrix, Octomeria werneri

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Published

2021-04-28

How to Cite

Vélez-Abarca, L., Jiménez, M. M., & Baquero, L. E. (2021). Two new species of &lt;i&gt;Octomeria&lt;/i&gt; (Pleurothallidinae) from Cordillera del Cóndor, Zamora Chichinpe, Ecuador. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 21(1), 33–44. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v21i1.46777

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