A NEW SPECIES IN THE COHNIELLA ASCENDENS COMPLEX FROM AMAZONIAN VENEZUELA (ORCHIDACEAE, ONCIDIINAE)

Cohniella amazonica (Orchidaceae, Oncidiinae, Trichocentrum-clade) a species in the Cohniella ascendens complex, from Amazonas, Venezuela, is herein newly described, illustrated, and characterized based on morphological characters. The new taxon is similar to C. nuda, from which it differs in the su...

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Autores: William Cetzal-Ix, Germán Carnevali, Eliana Noguera-Savelli
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2013
País:México
Recursos:El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Repositório:Redalyc-ECOSUR
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:44339826004
Acesso em linha:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44339826004
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Biología
Cohniella
Venezuela
Oncidiinae
Orchidaceae
Trichocentrum
Descrição
Resumo:Cohniella amazonica (Orchidaceae, Oncidiinae, Trichocentrum-clade) a species in the Cohniella ascendens complex, from Amazonas, Venezuela, is herein newly described, illustrated, and characterized based on morphological characters. The new taxon is similar to C. nuda, from which it differs in the subquadrateoblong lateral lobes of the labellum that are in the same plane as the central lobe, the 5-partite callus, the bipartite column wings, and the distribution range restricted to the northeastern portion of Amazonas, Venezuela. The conservation status of the new taxon is assessed as Data Deficient (DD) according to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) criteria. We provide a key and table of characters to diagnose the Cohniella ascendens species complex, a comparative figure, and a map showing the geographical distributions of the species in this group.