A new record of Dryadella mocoana (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from southeastern Ecuador

Authors

Marco M. Jiménez, Orquideario la Paphinia, Avenida del Ejército y Juan Izquierdo, Zamora, Ecuador
Luis Ocupa Horna, Grupo Científico Calaway Dodson, Investigación y Conservación de Orquídeas del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Leisberth Velez-Abarca, Grupo Científico Calaway Dodson, Investigación y Conservación de Orquídeas del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
Luis E. Baquero, Grupo Científico Calaway Dodson, Investigación y Conservación de Orquídeas del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

Abstract

Dryadella mocoana which was hitherto thought to be endemic to Mocoa, Putumayo department in Colombia has now been reported for the first time in the lower montane forests of Zamora-Chinchipe province, southern Ecuador. A Lankester composite digital plate (LCDP), photos, taxonomic comments, and an updated description of the species based on the examined material is provided.

Recommended Citation

Jiménez, Marco M.; Horna, Luis Ocupa; Velez-Abarca, Leisberth; and Baquero, Luis E. (2021) "A new record of Dryadella mocoana (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from southeastern Ecuador," Neotropical Biodiversity Journal: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 52.
Available at: https://ikiam.researchcommons.org/neotropical-diversity/vol7/iss1/52