Lepanthes kokonuko J.S.Moreno & Pisso-Florez
, Lankesteriana 20(2): 230 (2020).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77219092-1
- Publication
- Lankesteriana : la revista cientifica del Jardin Botanico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica
- Collation
- 20(2): 230
- Date of Publication
- 6 Aug 2020
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- J.S.Moreno, A.L.Erazo, G.Pisso 523
- Locality
- Cauca: Municipality of Puracé, Cabildo indígena de Paletará, Río Negro village, 3235 m
- Collection Date
- Feb 2020
- Type Herbaria
- holotype CAUP
- Distribution Of Types
- Colombia (Western South America, Southern America)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.15517/lank.v20i2.43358 The specific epithet Kokonuko, means 'Mountain people' & refers to the Kokonukos indigenous community that inhabit the area where the species was found. Also, in reference to the Kokonukos volcanic chain, a sacred place protected by the Puracé National Natural Park and its local communities.