TY - JOUR
T1 - Platystele apoloae (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from southwestern Ecuador
AU - Romero, Bosco Javier Zambrano
AU - Solano, Rodolfo
AU - Cornejo, Xavier
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Magnolia Press.
PY - 2018/10/10
Y1 - 2018/10/10
N2 - Platystele apoloae, a new orchid species is here described and illustrated. It was discovered in semi-deciduous premontane forest from Southwestern Ecuador, in the Amotape-Huancabamba zone. Information about its distribution, habitat, phenology, and conservation status is provided. The new taxon is compared with P. carl-lueriana, P. catiensis, P. cornejoi, P. ovali-folia, P. pedicellaris and P. propinqua, species to which it is morphologically similar.
AB - Platystele apoloae, a new orchid species is here described and illustrated. It was discovered in semi-deciduous premontane forest from Southwestern Ecuador, in the Amotape-Huancabamba zone. Information about its distribution, habitat, phenology, and conservation status is provided. The new taxon is compared with P. carl-lueriana, P. catiensis, P. cornejoi, P. ovali-folia, P. pedicellaris and P. propinqua, species to which it is morphologically similar.
KW - Evergreen premontane forests
KW - Mangrove
KW - Semi-deciduous premontane forest
KW - Taxonomy
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U2 - 10.11646/phytotaxa.372.1.7
DO - 10.11646/phytotaxa.372.1.7
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85055741213
SN - 1179-3155
VL - 372
SP - 88
EP - 96
JO - Phytotaxa
JF - Phytotaxa
IS - 1
ER -