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Issue: Vol. 705 No. 2: 13 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-13
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.705.2.5
Page range: 183-192
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An atypical new aquatic species of Habenaria (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae) from Goiás, Brazil

Postgraduate Program in Plant Biology (Interunits), Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (Unesp), CP 510, 18618–970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Laboratory of Plant Morphology and Taxonomy, Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Botany, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), CP 131, 74001–970, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
Central-West Cerrado Flora Morphology Orchid Taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Habenaria brachycalcarata, a new aquatic species from the state of Goiás, Brazil, is described, illustrated, mapped and commented in relation to its distribution, flowering and fruiting season, conservation status, morphological relationships and systematic position.

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How to Cite

Santos, I.S.D. & Silva, M.J.D. (2025) An atypical new aquatic species of Habenaria (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae) from Goiás, Brazil. Phytotaxa 705 (2): 183–192. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.705.2.5