A new species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from northwestern Ecuador

LUIS E. BAQUERO R.

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.343.1.7

Issue: Vol. 343 No. 1: 6 March 2018

Type: Article

Published: 2018-03-06

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.343.1.7

Page range: 75–81

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**A new species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from northwestern Ecuador**

LUIS E. BAQUERO R.⁺⁻

Carrera de Ingeniería Agroindustrial y Alimentos. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agropecuarias. Universidad de Las Américas, Calle José Queri, Quito 170137, Pichincha, Ecuador. Jardín Botánico de Quito, Pasaje #34, Rumipampa E6-264 y Av Shyris, Interior Parque La Carolina, Quito, 170135, Pichincha, Ecuador. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Pasaje Rumipamba 341 y Av. de los Shyris, 170135, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.

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Abstract

A new species of Lepanthes form Ecuador, Lepanthes kayii, is described, illustrated and compared with other similar species. L. kayii is compared to the similar species L. saltatrix and is the latest discovered species from a group of species of this genus which share several unique features in flower and plant morphologies.