<i>Lepanthes elizabethae</i> (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae), a new species from Colombia

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.79.2.2
• Publication Date: 2013-02-13T17:12:24Z
• Authors: OSCAR ALEJANDRO P...; MARTA KOLANOWSKA; EDICSON PARRA-SÁN...
• Keywords: Orchidaceae; Endemism

With over 800 species, Lepanthes Swartz (1799: 85) is one of the largest genera in Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae). It ranges from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northern Brazil. A high level endemism observed Andes Colombia Ecuador (Pridgeon 2005). Despite large number species described by Luer (1986, 1994, 1996, 2009), several new have been other authors (Catling & Catling 1988, Tremblay Ackerman 1993, Ortiz 1998, Pupulin Bogarin 2004, et al . 2010).