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Issue: Vol. 204 No. 1: 27 March 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-03-27
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.204.1.6
Page range: 75–79
Abstract views: 21
PDF downloaded: 16

A new species of Catasetum (Cymbidieae, Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae) from the Southern region of the Brazilian Amazon

Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, Bairro Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, 78060-900, Mato Grosso, Brazil Herbário da Amazônia Meridional, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT). Rodovia MT 208, km 147, Bairro Jardim Tropical, Alta Floresta, 78580-000, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Herbário da Amazônia Meridional, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT). Rodovia MT 208, km 147, Bairro Jardim Tropical, Alta Floresta, 78580-000, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Mato Grosso Catasetum telespirense conservation native species

Abstract

A new species of Catasetum has been found along the banks of the River Teles Pires, in the Southern region of the Brazilian Amazon. In the present study it is described and illustrated, and has its conservation status discussed. The species presents unique features and stands out among others found in the same region, and can be compared partially to C. mattosianum.