Specklinia crepidophylla Solano & Licona. Photograph 2025, comb. nov.

1. Specklinia crepidophylla (Rchb.f.) Solano & Licona, comb. nov. ≡ Pleurothallis crepidophylla Reichenbach (1878: 18). ≡ Humboltia crepidophylla (Rchb.f.) Kuntze (1891: 667). Type: — ECUADOR: Chimborazo: Alausí, río Chimbo, 700 ft, “an Baumstämmen. April 1877. 700 ft”. F.C. Lehmann s.n. (holotype: W-0049043 [include an analytical drawing of the flower]! (Figure 8). Taxonomic discussion:— According to Reichenbach (1878), Specklinia crepidophylla (Figure 9) is characterized by its caespitose habit with abbreviated stems; elliptic to obovate-elliptic, obtuse, margined leaves, purplish or green and tinged with purple, abruptly tapering at the base into a short petiole; racemose inflorescence, up to twice the length of the leaf, erect, peduncle slightly longer than the leaf; with up to 6 secund, simultaneous, ascendent flowers, pedicel shorter than the flower’s length, sepals yellow with red stripes along the veins; dorsal sepal oblong-elliptic, acute, the lateral ones fused into an elliptic, acute synsepal, shortly 2-lobed; petals lanceolate, falcate, obtuse; lip oblong, obtuse. Distribution:— Ecuador. Specimens examined: — ECUADOR. Azuay: Cordillera de Molleturo, above río Shumiral, 650 m, 27 January 1992, Luer et al. 16190 (MO!); El Oro: Cantón Pasaje, pasando el control Quera, vía a Chilla, 200-300 m, 05 May 2015, Zambrano B. s.n. (QCNE!); Esmeraldas: Epiphytic in forest west of Lita, 300 m, 12 January 1992, C. Luer, A. & X. Hirtz, P. & A. Jesup, M. Evans & J. del Hierro 15573 (MO!).