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Issue: Vol. 715 No. 2: 19 Aug. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-08-19
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.715.2.7
Page range: 164-170
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Pleurothallis velosana (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from the eastern Andes of Colombia

Jardín Botánico Alejandro von Humboldt, Universidad del Tolima, Cl. 42 #1, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia; Estudiante de Maestría en Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Cl. 42 #1, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia; Grupo de Investigación Schultes, Fundación Ecotonos, Carrera 72 #13ª-56, Cali, Colombia
Department of Organismal Biology and Ecology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA
Orchidaceae Pleurothallidinae Colombia Monocots

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How to Cite

Sierra-Ariza, M.A., Molina, J.F.R. & Wilson, M. (2025) Pleurothallis velosana (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from the eastern Andes of Colombia. Phytotaxa 715 (2): 164–170. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.715.2.7