First white-flowered species of Sertifera (Orchidaceae) discovered in Colombia

A new species of Sertifera is described and illustrated based on Colombian material. The novelty resembles Sertifera colombiana, but it is characterized by glandular leaf sheaths, larger, white flowers, ovate to oblong-ovate sepals, ligulatelanceolate petals and apically triangular lip. This is the...

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Main Authors: Szlachetko Dariusz L., Kolanowska Marta, Medina Trejo Ramiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-09-01
Series:Biodiversity: Research and Conservation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2014-0019