Specklinia crepidophylla (Rchb.f.) Solano & Licona, 2025

Edquén, José D., Yrigoín, Elmer, Enco, Mabel, Edquen, Kely, Velásquez, Roger, Casanova, Rómulo, Aguirre, Miluska L., Velásquez, Wiilly, Arista, Jessy P., Licona, Ethian, Oliva-Cruz, Manuel, Zambrano, Bosco J., Salazar, Gerardo A. & Solano, Rodolfo, 2025, New records and nomenclatural notes in the Specklinia grobyi complex (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from Peru, including the description of a new species from the western Amazon, Phytotaxa 704 (3), pp. 213-231 : 225

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.704.3.1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16927476

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BC1A87D3-A91F-AA2C-FF46-98D8FCF59D99

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Specklinia crepidophylla (Rchb.f.) Solano & Licona
status

comb. nov.

1. Specklinia crepidophylla (Rchb.f.) Solano & Licona View in CoL , comb. nov.

Pleurothallis crepidophylla Reichenbach (1878: 18) .

Humboltia crepidophylla (Rchb.f.) Kuntze (1891: 667) .

Type: — ECUADOR: Chimborazo: Alausí, río Chimbo , 700 ft, “an Baumstämmen . April 1877. 700 ft”. F.C. Lehmann s.n. (holotype: W-0049043 [include an analytical drawing of the flower]! ( Figure 8 View FIGURE 8 ).

Taxonomic discussion:— According to Reichenbach (1878), Specklinia crepidophylla ( Figure 9 View FIGURE 9 ) is characterized by its caespitose habit with abbreviated stems; elliptic to obovate-elliptic, obtuse, margined leaves, purplish or green and tinged with purple, abruptly tapering at the base into a short petiole; racemose inflorescence, up to twice the length of the leaf, erect, peduncle slightly longer than the leaf; with up to 6 secund, simultaneous, ascendent flowers, pedicel shorter than the flower’s length, sepals yellow with red stripes along the veins; dorsal sepal oblong-elliptic, acute, the lateral ones fused into an elliptic, acute synsepal, shortly 2-lobed; petals lanceolate, falcate, obtuse; lip oblong, obtuse.

Distribution:— Ecuador.

Specimens examined: — ECUADOR. Azuay: Cordillera de Molleturo, above río Shumiral , 650 m, 27 January 1992, Luer et al. 16190 (MO!) ; El Oro: Cantón Pasaje, pasando el control Quera, vía a Chilla , 200-300 m, 05 May 2015, Zambrano B. s.n. (QCNE!) ; Esmeraldas: Epiphytic in forest west of Lita , 300 m, 12 January 1992, C. Luer, A. & X. Hirtz, P. & A. Jesup, M. Evans & J. del Hierro 15573 (MO!) .

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Specklinia

Loc

Specklinia crepidophylla (Rchb.f.) Solano & Licona

Edquén, José D., Yrigoín, Elmer, Enco, Mabel, Edquen, Kely, Velásquez, Roger, Casanova, Rómulo, Aguirre, Miluska L., Velásquez, Wiilly, Arista, Jessy P., Licona, Ethian, Oliva-Cruz, Manuel, Zambrano, Bosco J., Salazar, Gerardo A. & Solano, Rodolfo 2025
2025
Loc

Humboltia crepidophylla (Rchb.f.)

Kuntze 1891: 667
1891
Loc

Pleurothallis crepidophylla

Reichenbach 1878: 18
1878
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