Lycaste bruncana Bogarín
, Lankesteriana 7(3): 543 (-549; figs. 1-5; map. 1) (2007).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60448183-2
- Publication
- Lankesteriana : la revista cientifica del Jardin Botanico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica
- Collation
- 7(3): 543 (-549; figs. 1-5; map. 1)
- Date of Publication
- Dec 2007
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- D. Bogarín 3987
- Locality
- Golfito, Golfito, Esquinas, La Gamba, Bosque de Los Austriacos, Tropenstation La Gamba, alt. 100-400 m
- Collection Date
- 19 Jul 2007
- Type Herbaria
- holotype CR
isotype JBL - Latitude
- 8° 42' 40" N
- Longitude
- 83° 13' W
- Distribution Of Types
- Puntarenas (Costa Rica, Central America, Southern America)
- Type Remarks
- Type collection, originally made by M. A. Blanco (no. 2610) & E. Serrano during 3-4 Jul 2004, flowered in cultivation at Lankester Botanical Garden
Remarks
This species is sister to L. tricol- or, its closest relative, from which is easily distinguished by the lip shape, with a narrow isthmus and spathulate midlobe, the lanate to lanulose infrastigmatic surface, the pollinarium with a longer stipe, the subrectangular pollinia and the tomentose anther cap. However, among Costa Rican species of Lycaste, the most remarkable character of L. bruncana is the twisted column, which may be indicative of a reproductive barrier. (vide abstract). Etymology: From the emblematic name “Brunca”, which comes from the indigenous people who live in the southern Pacific lands of Cordillera de Talamanca. Brunca also names the Región Brunca, one of the socioeconomic regions of Costa Rica that occupies most of the distribution range of this species. (vide protologue).