In: Phyton 58, Fasc. 2 (2018): S. 127-129 DOI: 10.12905/0380.phyton58(2)-2018-0127 Published online on 21st December 2018

Published online on 21st December 2018

Notes on the genus Caluera (Orchidaceae) with description
of a new species

Dariusz L. Szlachetko, Marta Kolanowska & Katarzyna Mystkowska

Key words: Caluera, Caluera napoensis, Orchidaceae. – New species, taxonomy. – Flora of Ecuador, Neotropics

Summary
Szlachetko D. L., Kolanowska M. & Mystkowska K. 2018. Notes on the genus Caluera (Orchidaceae) with description
of a new species. – Phyton (Horn, Austria) 58 (2): 127–129, with 1 figure.*


A new species of the orchid genus Caluera, C. napoensis is described and illustrated based on material collected in Ecuador. Information about its habitat, ecology and general distribution is provided. An identification key to all species of the genus is presented. The new species is distinguished by the entire tepal margins, short sepals, the lip being incised in the apical third, the lip disc ornamented with a subapical keel, and the digitate lip apex.