A new Lepanthes (Pleurothallidinae) from South-western Colombia
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چکیده
A new species of Lepanthes from southwestern Colombia is presented here. farallonensis belongs to the informal group “manabina”, which comprises with concave and commonly pubescent leaves, flowers resting at adaxial side synsepal short long tails. similar L. smaragdina in broadly ovate dorsal sepal but differs conspicuously twisted upper lobes petals, outwardly bent a depression center laminae lip.
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عنوان ژورنال: Lankesteriana International Journal on Orchidology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1409-3871', '2215-2067']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v21i3.49410