First record of <em>Epidendrum schunkei</em> D.E. Benn &amp; Christenson (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador

First record of <em>Epidendrum schunkei</em> D.E. Benn &amp; Christenson (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador

<p><em>Epidendrum schunkei</em> D.E. Benn &amp; Christenson was collected at foothill semideciduous and evergreen forests in the province of El Oro, Ecuador. This species was previously known from the extreme northwestern Andes of Peru, and the Ecuadorian localities increase th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francisco Tobar-Suarez, Michaela Hinojosa, Mario Galvez, Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad San Francisco de Quito 2015-12-01
Series:ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
Subjects:
Orchidaceae
Epidendrum schunkei
distribución
altitud
El Oro
bosques piemontanos
bosques semideciduos
Tumbes
Online Access:http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/252
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Summary:<p><em>Epidendrum schunkei</em> D.E. Benn &amp; Christenson was collected at foothill semideciduous and evergreen forests in the province of El Oro, Ecuador. This species was previously known from the extreme northwestern Andes of Peru, and the Ecuadorian localities increase the species distribution by 110 km N from the type locality and its altitudinal range by ca. 1000 m. The new records of <em>E. schunkei</em> suggest that orchid diversity of southwestern Ecuador might include additional species currently known only from Peru.</p>
ISSN:1390-5384
2528-7788

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