Abstract
A new species of Coryanthes, from the State of Alagoas in Brazil, is proposed. It comes from Atlantic Forest and only one plant has been studied, in the municipality of Atalaia. This find represents the first occurrence of a Coryanthes member in Alagoas. The new taxon is characterized by its smooth mesochile (i.e. it belongs to the subgenus Coryanthes) and its hairy hypochile, what is not common in the subgenus. It is described, illustrated and compared to its closest relative, Coryanthes lanata. Moreover a key to all the pubescent species of the subgenus is provided.
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Meneguzzo, T.E.C. (2022) Coryanthes in Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available from: https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB11401 (accessed 23 August 2022)
Ruschi, A. (1975) Coryanthes speciosa var. espiritosantense Ruschi, n. var. Boletim do Museu de Biologia Prof. Mello-Leitão. Sér. Botánica 81: 1.
Schlechter, R. (1916) Die Gattung Coryanthes Hook. Orchis 10: 67–85.
Silva, M.F. & Oliveira, A.T. (1996) Uma nova espécie de Coryanthes Hook. Boletim CAOB 25: 21–23.
Silva, M.F. & Oliveira, A.T. (1999) Coryanthes elianae e Coryanthes miuaensis: duas novidades da família Orchidaceae para o estado do Amazonas, Brasil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi 14: 43–51.
Thiers, B.M. (Ed.) (2022) [continuously updated] Index Herbariorum: A global directory of public herbaria and assciated staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/ih/ (accessed 4 August 2022)
WCSP (2022) World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilited by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available from: https://powo.science.kew.org/ (Accessed 14 august 2022)
Weather Spark (2022) The Weather Year Round Anywhere on Earth. Available from: https://weatherspark.com/ (accessed 23 August 2022)