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Two new species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae) from the Brazilian Amazon

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  • 1. Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
  • 2. Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
  • 3. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Grupo de Ecologia, Monitoramento e Uso Sustentável de Áreas Úmidas, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
  • 4. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Manaus, AM, Brazil.

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Marcusso, Gabriel Mendes, Biral, Leonardo, Demarchi, Layon Oreste, Zartman, Charles E. (2026): Two new species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae) from the Brazilian Amazon. European Journal of Taxonomy 1043: 103-117, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1043.3211, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3211/14243

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