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Type: Article
Published: 2020-07-03
Page range: 154–160
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LIVING IN THE CLOUDS: A NEW HIGH-ELEVATION SPECIES OF VANILLA (ORCHIDACEAE, VANILLOIDEAE) FROM PERÚ

Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú.
Posgrado en Botánica Tropical, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Venezuela, Cdra. 34 s.n., Lima, Perú.
Taxonomy Vanilla costaricensis V. methonica V. mexicana Vanilla subgenus Vanilla Monocots

Abstract

Vanilla armoriquensis, a new species belonging to subgen. Vanilla, is described and illustrated based on living material from Peru. The new species is similar to V. costaricensis but can be easily distinguished by the larger sepals and petals, and a lip with a well-developed triangular apex, bearing a callus with prominent, broad keels, that has an orange coloration at the base and above the middle.