Dichaea melunae Archila & Chiron

, Richardiana 15: 329 (2015).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77155218-1
Publication
Richardiana. Laval, France
Collation
15: 329
Date of Publication
27 Aug 2015
Family as entered in IPNI
Orchidaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
Fredy Archila & Claudia Bendfeldt de Archila
Locality
Baja Verapaz, mun. de Purulha, 1500 m
Collection Date
Jan 1997
Type Herbaria
holotype BIGU
Distribution Of Types
Guatemala (Central America, Southern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

the specific epithet is from the Latin mel (honey) and luna (moon) to indicate that the species was discovered and collected during the honeymoon of the first author