The first record of the genus Dipteranthus (Orchidaceae) in the Guyana, description of a new species
Vol. 51 (2018), Articles
Vol. 51 (2018)

The first record of the genus Dipteranthus (Orchidaceae) in the Guyana, description of a new species

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https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2018-0010
Published 2018-09-01
Dariusz L. Szlachetko
Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
Poland
Monika M. Lipińska
Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
Poland
Iwona Skorowska
Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
Poland
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Dipteranthus
Guyana
Orchidaceae
orchids
taxonomy

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Szlachetko, D. L., Lipińska, M. M., & Skorowska, I. (2018). The first record of the genus Dipteranthus (Orchidaceae) in the Guyana, description of a new species. Biodiversity: Research and Conservation, 51, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2018-0010
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Abstract

The orchid genus Dipteranthus, described by Rodrigues in 1882, comprises about 10 species distributed from Venezuela to Bolivia and Brazil. Plants of Dipteranthus are small epiphytes, reaching in total up to 10 cm in length, hence, are easily overlooked in the field. Modern classification of Dipteranthus is still under discussion. During the revision of orchids of the Guianas, we came across some specimens that do not match morphological characters of any previously known Dipteranthus species. Thus, we propose that these specimens represent a new species – Dipteranthus clarkei sp. nov. D. clarkei is the first representative of the genus known from Guyana.

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