NEW AND BIZARRE SPECIES IN THE GENUS CONDYLAGO (ORCHIDACEAE: PLEUROTHALLIDINAE) FROM PANAMA

Condylago furculifera from Panama is described and illustrated. This species is distinguished from its Colombian relative, C. rodrigoi, by more sparsely villous sepals (vs. densely white-villous); obovate-pan-durate petals without decurrent basal lobes and the ovate (vs. orbicular) viscid callus. Th...

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Published inHarvard papers in botany Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Dressler, Robert L, Bogaríín, Diego
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published President and Fellows of Harvard College 01.06.2007
Subjects
callus
calyx
corolla
Orchidaceae
pedicel
plant taxonomy
taxonomic keys
Panama
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Summary:Condylago furculifera from Panama is described and illustrated. This species is distinguished from its Colombian relative, C. rodrigoi, by more sparsely villous sepals (vs. densely white-villous); obovate-pan-durate petals without decurrent basal lobes and the ovate (vs. orbicular) viscid callus. The most striking feature, however, is the inflorescence with persistent, Y-shaped, flattened pedicels, each articulated to an ““epipedicel”” to 2 cm long. Colombian photographs suggest that C. rodrigoi also has an epipedicel between the pedicel and the flower, but the pedicel is much simpler. This epipedicel is of special interest, as the Pleurothallidinae are usually characterized by having the ovary articulated directly to the pedicel. A key to the species is given.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.3100%2F1043-4534%282007%2912%5B1%3AANABSI%5D2.0.CO%3B2
ISSN:1043-4534
1938-2944
DOI:10.3100/1043-4534(2007)12[1:ANABSI]2.0.CO;2