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

RESUMEN

Dryadella mocoana, que hasta ahora se pensaba era endémica de Mocoa, departamento de Putumayo en Colombia, ahora ha sido reportada por primera vez en los bosques montanos bajos de la provincia de Zamora Chinchipe, en el sur de Ecuador. Se proporciona una lámina digital compuesta Lankester, fotografías, comentarios taxonómicos y una descripción actualizada basada en el material examinado de la especie.

KEYWORDS:

• Dryadella
• lower montane forests
• taxonomy
• upper Amazonia
• Zamora-Chinchipe

Acknowledgments

We acknowledge Lou Jost for helping with language corrections and other observations in this manuscript. To the Ministerio del Ambiente (MAE) for granting the Research Permit No. 021-2019-IC-FLO-FAU-DPAZCH-UPN-VS/MA. Luis Baquero would like to acknowledge the Universidad de Las Americas (UDLA) for funding his research on orchids in Ecuador, project code AGR.LBR.19.05. We thank Bruce Holst and Elizabeth Gandy (SEL) for providing us the holotype image of Dryadella mocoana. The authors also acknowledge the reviewers of this manuscript for helping with comments and corrections to this work.

Disclosure statement

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