TY - JOUR AU - Pupulin, Franco AU - Díaz-Morales, Melissa AU - Fernández, Melania AU - Aguilar, Jaime PY - 2017/07/18 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Two new species of <i>Pleurothallis</i> (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Costa Rica in the <i>P. phyllocardia</i> group JF - Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology JA - LIJO VL - 17 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.15517/lank.v17i2.29850 UR - https://www.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/29850 SP - AB - <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>Two new species of <em>Pleurothallis </em>subsection <em>Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae </em>from Costa Rica are described and illustrated, and their relationships discussed. <em>Pleurothallis pudica</em>, from the central Pacific mountain region, is compared with <em>P. phyllocardia</em>, but it is easily recognized by the densely pubescent- hirsute flowers. <em>Pleurothallis luna-crescens</em>, from the Caribbean slope of the Talamanca chain, is compared with <em>P. radula</em> and <em>P. rectipetala</em>, from which it is distinguished by the dark purple flowers and the distinctly longer, dentate petals, respectively. A key to the species of the group in Costa Rica and western Panama is presented.&nbsp;</p></div></div></div> ER -