<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A new species from Bolivia of the genus <italic>Stellilabium</italic> Salisb. (Telipogonae, Orchidaceae), <italic>S. kukwae</italic> Szlach. &amp; Mytnik, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically most similar to <italic>S. pampatamboense</italic> Dodson &amp; R.Vásquez, but it is distinct in having densely, entirely ciliate petals, scarcely ciliate lip laminae, and furculate hairs covering the gynostemium.</p></abstract>

A new species from Bolivia of the genus Stellilabium Salisb. (Telipogonae, Orchidaceae), S. kukwae Szlach. & Mytnik, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically most similar to S. pampatamboense Dodson & R.Vásquez, but it is distinct in having densely, entirely ciliate petals, scarcely ciliate lip laminae, and furculate hairs covering the gynostemium.

<italic>Stellilabium kukwae</italic> (Telipogoneae, Orchidaceae), a new species from Bolivia

Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Gdańsk University, Al. Legionów 9, 80-441 Gdańsk, Poland

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

 (Telipogoneae, Orchidaceae), a new species from Bolivia

A new species from Bolivia of the genus Stellilabium Salisb. (Telipogonae, Orchidaceae), S. kukwae Szlach. & Mytnik, is described and illustrated. It is...

Stellilabium kukwae (Telipogoneae, Orchidaceae), a new species from Bolivia

Data publikacji: 11 lip 2011

Zakres stron: 7 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10119-010-0014-2

Słowa kluczowe
Orchidaceae, -complex, taxonomy, Andes, South America

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