A clarification of the taxonomy Of Pleurothallis Crocodiliceps (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae) and four new species of Pleurothallis in Subgenus Ancipitia
Título del documento: A clarification of the taxonomy Of Pleurothallis Crocodiliceps (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae) and four new species of Pleurothallis in Subgenus Ancipitia
Revista: Lankesteriana
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000412990
ISSN: 1409-3871
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Colorado College, Department of Organismal Biology and Ecology, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Estados Unidos de América
2Natural History Museum Vienna, Viena. Austria
3Orquídeas del Valle, Cali, Valle del Cauca. Colombia
4Ecuagenera, Gualaceo, Azuay. Ecuador
5Nature and Culture International, Chachapoyas, Amazonas. Perú
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Periodo: Ago
Volumen: 17
Número: 2
Paginación: 165-191
País: Costa Rica
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Taxonómico
Resumen en inglés In this paper we summarize the taxonomic history of Pleurothallis crocodiliceps Rchb.f. and demonstrate that the species described by Reichenbach did not possess the stereotypical minute, pubescent, tri-lobed lip, with basal lobes modified into “horns”. The first two species described with such a lip were P. arietina and P. nelsonii. Rather than a single widely distributed, variable species, with a morphologically constant lip, P. crocodiliceps, we recognize the P. arietina-P. nelsonii species complex. Herein we describe four new species in this complex and discuss the morphological characters useful in distinguishing among the members of the complex. We also discuss the nature of the lip possessed by members of this complex and propose that it may mimic a female insect luring a male fly into pollinating the flower by pseudocopulation
Disciplinas: Biología
Palabras clave: Angiospermas,
Ecología,
Taxonomía y sistemática,
Ancipitia,
Pleurothallis crocodiliceps,
Pleurothallidinae,
Nuevas especies,
Polinización,
Pseudocopulación,
Microscopía electrónica de barrido
Keyword: Biology,
Angiosperms,
Ecology,
Taxonomy and systematics,
Ancipitia,
Pleurothallis crocodiliceps,
Pleurothallidinae,
New species,
Pollination,
Pseudocopulation,
Scanning electron microscopy
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