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A new species of Pleurothallis (Pleurothallidinae:Orchidaceae) from subgenus Ancipitia discovered through citizen science in the paramo of the Central Andes of Colombia

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  • 1. Corporación Viboral Biodiverso, El Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia, Colombia
  • 2. Corporación Viboral Biodiverso, El Carmen de Viboral, Antioquia, Colombia & Fundación Jardín Botánico de Medellín, Colombia
  • 3. Department of Organismal Biology and Ecology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, U.S.A.

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Sánchez-Gómez, David, Gallego-Franco, Yudy, Wilson, Mark (2025): A new species of Pleurothallis (Pleurothallidinae:Orchidaceae) from subgenus Ancipitia discovered through citizen science in the paramo of the Central Andes of Colombia. Phytotaxa 717 (3): 258-268, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.717.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.717.3.2

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https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/314182
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urn:lsid:plazi.org:pub:FFF45E08386BFFD6D52F9C4A2B66FFE2
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http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFF45E08386BFFD6D52F9C4A2B66FFE2

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Publication: 10.11646/phytotaxa.433.4 (DOI)
Publication: 10.5962/p.388181 (DOI)
Publication: 10.3390/d13070318 (DOI)
Publication: 10.15517/lank.v22i2.51860 (DOI)
Publication: 10.2307/3243589 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1093/biosci/biab093 (DOI)
Publication: 10.17129/botsci.3578 (DOI)
Publication: 10.3897/phytokeys.252.141635 (DOI)
Publication: 10.15446/caldasia.v41n2.75251 (DOI)
Publication: 10.5962/bhl.title.149317 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1093/biosci/biaf104 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1002/ajb2.70048 (DOI)
Publication: 10.15517/lank.v20i2.43358 (DOI)
Publication: 10.11646/phytotaxa.305.4.2 (DOI)
Publication: 10.15517/lank.v22i2.52169 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1007/s12229-024-09303-6 (DOI)
Publication: 10.5962/bhl.part.16701 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.15517/lank.v17i2.29911 (DOI)
Publication: 10.11646/phytotaxa.343.3.5 (DOI)
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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.18551666 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD26703869FFD1D5A79EFE28C1F89A (URL)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.18415087 (DOI)
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Dataset: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/07a50cc9-a270-4a47-96cd-70fedfb44d21 (URL)

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