Pleurothallis puyoensis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae): A new species of subsection Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae from eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v19.i2.1400Keywords:
Endemics, Pastaza, Pleurothallis cardiostola-P. lilijae complex, SeikesAbstract
Pleurothallis puyoensis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from the eastern slopes of Andes of Ecuador in the province of Pastaza is formally described and illustrated, and their relationship to morphologically closely related species is discussed.
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