A new white-flowered Elleanthus (Orchidaceae: Sobralieae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador and notes on hummingbird pollination of Elleanthus scopula
A new species of Elleanthus from southern Ecuador is described and illustrated here. Elleanthus loxensis is characterized by having ramified stems with coriaceous, plicate leaves and white flowers. Its ecological, morphological, and taxonomic traits are compared with other similar species within the genus and discussed here. Additionally, comments on the pollination of Elleanthus scopula are presented.
Authors
- LEISBERTH VÉLEZ-ABARCA (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3764-9682)
- HENRY X. GARZÓN-SUÁREZ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4049-1652)
- Gabriel A. Iturralde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-0929)
- J.R. KUETHE
- Marco M. Jiménez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9502-5651)
- Nadia Lapo-González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8863-1557)
- Luis A. Salagaje M. (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9545-6865)
Institutions
- Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (EC)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Universidad de Las Américas (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Phytotaxa
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.662.3.1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03