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Type: Article
Published: 2018-10-19
Page range: 291–295
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A new species of Acianthera (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae) from Brazil

Department of Plant Taxonomy & Nature Conservation, The University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland
Loosteeg 7, 5981 NH Panningen, Netherlands
Department of Plant Taxonomy & Nature Conservation, The University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland Global Change Research Centre AS CR, Belidla 986/4a, 60300, Brno, Czech Republic
biodiversity new species taxonomy orchids South America Monocots

Abstract

A new species of Acianthera from Brazil is described and illustrated here. The novelty belongs to the nominal subgenus of Acianthera and it resembles Acianthera hystrix and A. portilloi but it is easily distinguishable by the external and internal pubescence of the sepals, the pubescent ovary and the lip disc ornamented with three lamellae. A dichotomous key to identification of all known species of Apoda-prorepentia group is provided.