Epidendrum unchogense Ocupa

Quispe-Melgar, Harold Rusbelth, Llacua-Tineo, Elizabeth Santiago Ayala Yashira Stefani & Hágsater, Eric, 2023, Synopsis of the Peruvian species of Epidendrum (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae) belonging to the Scabrum group, subgroup Soratae: diversity and description of a new species, Phytotaxa 603 (1), pp. 1-26 : 21

21. Epidendrum unchogense Ocupa & E. Santiago (2022: 274). ( Figure 9A ).

Type:— PERU. Huánuco: Churubamba District, Carpish Montane Montane Forest Regional Conservation Area, Unchog Forest , 2817 m, 07 March 2022, L . Ocupa 003, (holotype: USM) .

Distribution:— Peru, in the department of Huánuco. Restricted only to the type in the department of Huánuco, within the Carpish Montane Forest Regional Conservation Area, inhabiting montane rainforests.

Notes:— Epidendrum unchogense has a vegetative habit that places it undoubtedly in the Soratae subgroup , but the flowers are quite different. It is easily recognized by the sepals 20–23 mm long, the petals trullate, parallel to the column, and the lip narrowly ovate with acute apex.

Conservation Status:— DD. Data deficient.

Figures

FIGURE 9. Species of the Soratae subgroup of the genus Epidendrum present in Peru. Photographs by: Luis Ocupa Horna (A). M. Salas G. (B). J. D. Edquén (C–E). L. Valenzuela G. (F).