Specklinia densifolia Solano, Licona & Edquen 2025, comb. nov.
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: 2. Specklinia densifolia (Rolfe) Solano, Licona & Edquén, comb. nov. ≡ Pleurothallis densifolia Rolfe (1895: 260). Type: — BOLIVIA: Yungas, 1890, M. Bang 216 [lectotype, here designated: GH-74200!; isolectotypes: BR-6585990!, MICH-1655586! MO-1183156! (Figure 10), NY-9225!, NY-9226!, PH-00030689! PH-00030690!, US-00093632]. Taxonomic discussion:— In the protologue, Rolfe (1895) mentioned Miguel Bang’s collection number 216. However, since this collection has several syntypes housed in different herbaria, it is necessary to designate a lectotype and some isolectotypes, as proposed above. According to Rolfe (1895) S. densifolia is characterized by its densely caespitose habit with abbreviated stems; linear-oblanceolate, rounded leaves that gradually tapering toward the base into a petiole indistinguishable from the lamina; racemose inflorescence, up to 2.5 times longer than the leaf; peduncle longer than the leaf, somewhat zig-zag rachis; with up to 9 distichous, simultaneous yellow, concolorous flowers, ascendent; pedicels spaced along the rachis and longer than both the flower and ovary combined; dorsal sepal ovate-lanceolate, acuminate-caudate; the lateral sepals fully fused, similar in shape to the dorsal but longer; petals obovate-oblong, obtuse and lip oblong, obtuse; column smaller than the petals. Distribution:— Bolivia.
Authors: Edquén, José D., Yrigoín, Elmer, Enco, Mabel, Edquen, Kely, Velásquez, Roger, Casanova, Rómulo, Aguirre, Miluska L., Velásquez, Wiilly, Arista, Jessy P., Licona, Ethian, Oliva-Cruz, Manuel, Zambrano, Bosco J., Salazar, Gerardo A., Solano, Rodolfo
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7077163886
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