Vanilla denshikoira Flanagan & Ospina-Calderón
, Phytotaxa 364(3): 253 (2018).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77187877-1
- Publication
- Phytotaxa
- Collation
- 364(3): 253
- Date of Publication
- 14 Aug 2018
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- N.S.Flanagan, M.Mendoza, L.T.García Agapito & H.A.Mateus NSF138
- Locality
- Guainía. Inírida, Resguardo Indígena Remanso-Chorrobocón, medium-dense riparian forest on alluvial ground c. 30m from the Inírida River, Elev. 100 m
- Collection Date
- 16 Apr 2017
- Type Herbaria
- holotype CUVC
- Distribution Of Types
- Colombia (Western South America, Southern America)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.364.3.4 The specific epithet refers to the name of a female figure in the mythology of the Puinave indigenous community, native to the department of Guainía, Colombia. The name 'Denshikoira' translates in English to perfumed woman. Denshikoira, also known as the Princess Inírida, occupies a central position in Puinave culture, with her myth representing the freedom and equality of women. The name was chosen by Lucy Teresita García Agapito, a member of the Puinave Indigenous community of Remanso-Chorrobocón.