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Issue: Vol. 704 No. 3: 10 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.704.3.1
Page range: 213-231
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New records and nomenclatural notes in the Specklinia grobyi complex (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from Peru, including the description of a new species from the western Amazon

Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva (INDES–CES), Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Calle Universitaria 304, Chachapoyas, 01001, Amazonas, Peru
Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSM), Jr. Maynas 177, Tarapoto, 22201, San Martín, Peru
Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae - Filial Rioja, Jr. Santa Cruz cdra 4 s.n., sector Nuevo Eden, Nueva Cajamarca, 22846, San Martín, Peru
Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae - Filial Rioja, Jr. Santa Cruz cdra 4 s.n., sector Nuevo Eden, Nueva Cajamarca, 22846, San Martín, Peru
Pukuni Consultores y Servicios Generales SAC, Jr. Francisco de Zela 1078 Inter. 501, Jesus Maria, 17073, Lima, Peru
Pukuni Consultores y Servicios Generales SAC, Jr. Francisco de Zela 1078 Inter. 501, Jesus Maria, 17073, Lima, Peru
Pukuni Consultores y Servicios Generales SAC, Jr. Francisco de Zela 1078 Inter. 501, Jesus Maria, 17073, Lima, Peru
Pukuni Consultores y Servicios Generales SAC, Jr. Francisco de Zela 1078 Inter. 501, Jesus Maria, 17073, Lima, Peru
Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva (INDES–CES), Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Calle Universitaria 304, Chachapoyas, 01001, Amazonas, Peru
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida de los Barrios 1, Tlalnepantla de Baz, 54090, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva (INDES–CES), Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Calle Universitaria 304, Chachapoyas, 01001, Amazonas, Peru
Orquiecuador y Gloxinias, Sucre y García Moreno, esquina frente al Parque central, Piñas, 071050, El Oro, Ecuador
Departamento de Botánica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-367, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico
Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Oaxaca, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Hornos 1003, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan, 71230, Oaxaca, Mexico
Amazonian Plain flooded alluvial forest Specklinia bretaniiense Specklinia grobyi Specklinia picta Specklinia subgen. Hymenodanthae Monocots

Abstract

The systematics of the Specklinia grobyi complex in Peru is reconsidered. Traditionally referred as a widely distributed species, the Specklinia grobyi complex is recognized here to comprise six closely related taxa. The taxonomic identities of S. crepidophylla, S. densifolia, S. florulenta, S. grobyi, and S. picta are discussed, and S. bretannensis is described and illustrated. Specklinia bretannensis, from the plains of the western Amazon region, is compared with S. grobyi and other morphologically similar taxa. Additionally, new combinations in Specklinia are proposed for Pleurothallis crepidophylla and P. densifolia, while Specklinia florulenta is recognized as an accepted name here. A lectotype for P. densifolia is proposed, as no holotype was designated by its author among the several duplicates of the original collection.

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How to Cite

Edquén, J.D., Yrigoín, E., Enco, M., Edquen, K., Velásquez, R., Casanova, R., Aguirre, M.L., Velásquez, W., Arista, J.P., Licona, E., Oliva-Cruz, M., Zambrano, B.J., Salazar, G.A. & Solano, R. (2025) New records and nomenclatural notes in the Specklinia grobyi complex (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from Peru, including the description of a new species from the western Amazon. Phytotaxa 704 (3): 213–231. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.704.3.1