Sobralia rhizophorae Cornejo & Dodson

, Harvard Pap. Bot. 16(1): 53 (-56; figs. 1-2) (2011).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60457226-2
Publication
Harvard Papers in Botany. Cambridge, MA
Collation
16(1): 53 (-56; figs. 1-2)
Date of Publication
Jun 2011
Family as entered in IPNI
Orchidaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
X. Cornejo & M. Cangá 8278
Locality
Reserva Ecológica Manglares Cayapas-Mataje (REMACAM), alt. 5 m
Collection Date
9 Nov 2010
Type Herbaria
holotype GUAY
isotype QCNE
Latitude
1° 22' 6" N
Longitude
78° 48' 59" W
Distribution Of Types
Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America)
Type Remarks
Holotype: pickled flower and mounted sheet

Remarks

Etymology: the epithet refers to the red mangrove Rhizophora L. (Rhizophoraceae), upon which the new species often growths as an epiphyte. doi:10.3100/025.016.0108