Three new species of Lepanthes (Pleurothalldinae: Orchidaceae) From Amazonas, Peru

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.291.2.6
• Publication Date: 2017-01-11T03:53:51Z
• Authors: ALEXANDER DAMIAN; BRUNO LARSEN
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; Tracheophyta; Liliopsida; Asparagales; Biodiversity; 15. Life on land; Plantae; Orchidaceae; 01 natural sciences; Taxonomy

Three new species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Northern Peru are described here. Each species is illustrated with a line drawing, also a photograph for each one is presented. For each species information about distribution, habitat, and a comparison with similar taxa is given. The new species are named as Lepanthes pseudoprofusa, Lepanthes odobenus, and Lepanthes peruviana.