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Cattleya ninae, a new species of Orchidaceae (Laeliinae) in the northern Espinhaço region of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study presents a comprehensive account of Cattleya ninae (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae), a recently discovered species endemic to the Espinhaço Complex near Itacambira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Thus far, researchers have only found it in a few isolated rocky outcroppings. Here, we provide a detailed analysis of the species’ morphology, location map, and on-site pictures, and compare it with similar species. We assessed the conservation status of the species as Data Deficient (DD) due to the identification of only one population, with at least 50 mature individuals outside protected area.

Source: Phytotaxa

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.693.2.3

Authors: EULER DA LUZ FERNANDES MENEZES, SAMUEL CUNHA OLIVEIRA GIORDANI, JONE CLEBSON RIBEIRO MENDES, CAÍQUE MENEZES DE ABREU, PAULO ROBERTO DE CARVALHO SPÍNOLA-FILHO, JULIA VIOTTI

Institutions: Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, University of Neuchâtel

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4408308025

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