First white-flowered species of Sertifera (Orchidaceae) discovered in Colombia
, and | Mar 11, 2015
Published Online: Mar 11, 2015
Page range: 19 - 24
Received: Jun 16, 2014
Accepted: Aug 24, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2014-0019
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A new species of Sertifera is described and illustrated based on Colombian material. The novelty resembles Sertifera colombiana, but it is characterized by glandular leaf sheaths, larger, white flowers, ovate to oblong-ovate sepals, ligulatelanceolate petals and apically triangular lip. This is the first report of a white-flowered representative of the genus.