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A new species of Trichosalpinx (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Costa Rica

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Trichosalpinx sanctuarii, a new species of Orchidaceae, subtribe Pleurothallidinae, is described and illustrated. It most resembles T. ringens, from which it is distinguished in the text. The new species is endemic to Costa Rica.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Hermano Jorge de la Cruz and Daniel Jiménez for kindly providing photographs and specimens from which the description of the new species was made, and Franco Pupulin for suggestions made to this paper. This paper is part of the Master´s thesis project of the first author, of the project “Flora Costaricensis: Taxonomía y filogenia de la subtribu Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) en Costa Rica”, under number 814-BO-052 and “Inventario y taxonomía de la flora epífita de la región Neotropical 1. Orchidaceae”, under number 814-A7-015, supported by the Vice-Presidency of Research, University of Costa Rica. The scientific services of Costa Rican Ministery of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications (MINAET) and its National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) kindly issued the collecting permits under which wild specimens treated in this paper were collected.

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  1. Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica, P.O. Box 302-7050, Cartago, Costa Rica

    Melania Fernández & Diego Bogarín

  2. Herbario UCH, Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, 0427, David, Chiriquí, Panama

    Melania Fernández & Diego Bogarín

  3. Ángel Andreetta Andean Orchids Research Center, University Alfredo Pérez Guerrero, Gualaceo, Ecuador

    Diego Bogarín

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Fernández, M., Bogarín, D. A new species of Trichosalpinx (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Costa Rica. Brittonia 65, 96–101 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-012-9265-x

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