Abstract

Pachygenium muyscarum, a new species from Colombia, is described, illustrated, and aspects related to its distribution, ecology, conservation status, and relationships with morphologically similar species are discussed. This species is characterized by flowering without leaves, labellum 1.4–1.6 cm long, with the apex trilobulate and labellum nectar glands 0.2–0.4 cm long, subulate and uncinate. To date, this is the only species of the genus present in Colombia, being endemic to the subxerophytic enclaves of Cundinamarca.

Alternate abstract:

Pachygenium muyscarum, una especie nueva de Colombia, es descrita, ilustrada y se discuten aspectos relacionados con su ecología, estado de conservación y relaciones con especies morfológicamente similares. Esta especie se caracteriza por florecer sin hojas, labelo de 1.4–1.6 cm de longitud, de ápice trilobulado y glándulas de néctar del labelo de 0.2–0.4 cm de longitud, subuladas y uncinadas. A la fecha, esta especie es la única representante del género en Colombia y es endémica de los enclaves subxerofíticos de Cundinamarca.

Details

Title
Pachygenium muyscarum (Spiranthinae), a new species from the subxerophitic enclaves from the Eastern Range of Colombia
Author
Fonseca-Cortés, Andrés  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Rincón-González, Milton; León-Linares, Jeremy  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Salazar, Gerardo A
Pages
97-108
Section
Articles
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Jan-Apr 2023
Publisher
Universidad de Costa Rica
ISSN
14093871
e-ISSN
22152067
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3034743055
Copyright
© 2023. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cr/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.