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Issue: Vol. 340 No. 3: 27 February 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-02-27
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.340.3.4
Page range: 246–254
Abstract views: 23
PDF downloaded: 1

A neglected name and new synonym in Barbosella (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae)

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Av. 24 A 1515, Bela Vista, 13506-900, Caixa Postal 199, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236, USA. Associate, Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium, Harvard University Herbarium, USA
Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR, Centro Politécnico, 81531-970, Caixa Postal 19031, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Barbosella macaheensis Barbosella perinii IUCN nomenclature taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

During a study to monograph the Barbosella species from Brazil, historical material and protologues of various species were analyzed. Among these, the type material of B. perinii, a name largely overlooked since its publication, was examined. This name is indicated here as a synonym of B. macaheensis. Taxonomical discussions, updated distribution, illustrations and conservation status are provided for B. macaheensis.