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Issue: Vol. 773 No. 3: 9 Sept. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-09-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.773.3.4
Page range: 262-270
Abstract views: 34
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Taxonomic notes, geographic expansion and conservation of Catasetum hopkinsonianum (Catasetinae, Orchidaceae)

Universidade Federal do Amapá; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Rede BIONORTE; 68903-419; Macapá; AP; Brazil
Program of Forest Ecology and Management; Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg; 79098; Freiburg; Germany
Université de Lyon 1; Herbiers; F-69622; Villeurbanne Cedex; France
Mineração Rio do Norte; 68275-000; Porto Trombetas; Oriximiná; PA; Brazil
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia; Campus Capanema; Avenida Barão de Capanema; s/n 68700-665; Capanema; PA; Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica; 69060-001; Manaus; AM; Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisas Científicas e Tecnológicas do Estado do Amapá; Laboratório de Taxonomia Vegetal; 68903-970; Macapá; AP; Brazil
Monocots Conservation status epitypification geographical distribution lectotypification species synonymy Western Amazon

Abstract

This work aims to place Catasetum longiantennatum into the synonymy of Catasetum hopkinsonianum, provide an epitype for C. hopkinsonianum and a lectotype for C. longiantennatum, and clarify the taxonomic identity and nomenclatural status of both names. We also extend the known geographical distribution of C. hopkinsonianum to Northern Brazil, with the first documented record from the state of Amazonas. In addition, we provide a morphological description, taxonomic and ecological notes, a distribution map, and an assessment of the conservation status of the species.

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How to Cite

Krahl, D.R.P., Schmal, P., Chiron, G., Silva, J.B.F.D., Oliveira, M.S.D., Krahl, A.H. & Cantuária, P.D.C. (2026) Taxonomic notes, geographic expansion and conservation of Catasetum hopkinsonianum (Catasetinae, Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa 773 (3): 262–270. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.773.3.4