Koellensteinia dasilvae (Zygopetalinae-Orchidaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Amazon
8 May 2015
Hall, Climbiê; KOCH, ANA; Vieira, Tiago; Barros, FábioA new species of Koellensteinia from the Brazilian Amazon is described and illustrated. Koellensteinia dasilvae C.F. Hall & F. Barros (Orchidaceae) grows as epiphyte or saxicolous, close to streams in upland forests (terra firme) of the state of Amapá, Northern Brazil. The new species resembles Koellensteinia hyacinthoides, sharing morphological affinities with this species, but differs by growing inside forests; the smaller size of plant, leaves and petiole; the larger inflorescence with large peduncle and small rachis; labellum, when spread, broader between the lateral lobes than at the midlobe; margin of labellum minutely erose; and short wings of the column.
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10.1111/njb.00864