A NEW TALL AND EXCEPTIONAL SPECIES OF LEPANTHES FROM NORTH-WEST ECUADOR (ORCHIDACEAE: PLEUROTHALLIDINAE)

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A new and spectacular species of Lepanthes from north-west Ecuador is presented here. Lepanthes tulcanensis belongs to the Marsipanthes subgenus and is similar to L. niesseniae in the same subgenus, with an inflorescence that does not reach the tip of the leaves, and flowers with shallower synsepal compared to the rest of the species in the subgenus. Nevertheless, the plants of L. tulcanensis are, by far, the largest among the species of the subgenus and among the largest in the genus. Se presenta una nueva y espectacular especie de Lepanthes del noroeste de Ecuador. Lepanthes tulcanensis pertenece al subgénero Marsipanthes y es similar a L. niesseniae perteneciente al mismo subgénero, con inflorescencias que no llegan al borde de la hoja, así como un sinsépalo no tan profundo, comparados con el resto de especies del subgénero. Sin embargo, las plantas de L. tulcanensis son las más grandes del subgénero y una de las más grandes del género.

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Baquero, L. E., & Monteros, M. F. (2020). A NEW TALL AND EXCEPTIONAL SPECIES OF LEPANTHES FROM NORTH-WEST ECUADOR (ORCHIDACEAE: PLEUROTHALLIDINAE). Lankesteriana, 20(3), 331–338. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v20i3.44602

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