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A revised checklist of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae) from Peru, including new country records

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We present a checklist of species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae) from Peru, based on published reports supplemented by personal observations and the review of some herbarium specimens. Of the 81 species here reported from Peru, five are new records for the country and 44 are endemic. For each recorded species, we provide the accepted name, publication data, type, synonymy, and distribution in Peru by department and extralimital distributions by country. A map showing the numerical distribution of species by department and photographs of the five newly recorded and one recently described species are also provided. One lectotype is designated.

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Presentamos una lista de especies de Lepanthes (Orchidaceae) de Perú, basada en informes publicados, complementados por observaciones personales y la revisión de algunos especímenes de herbario. De las 81 especies aquí reportadas de Perú, cinco son nuevos registros para el país y 44 son endémicas. Para cada especie registrada, proporcionamos el nombre aceptado, los datos de publicación, el tipo, la sinonimia y la distribución en Perú por departamento y las distribuciones extralimitadas por país. También se proporciona un mapa que muestra la distribución numérica de las especies por departamento y fotografías de las cinco especies recién registradas y una recientemente descrita. Se designa un lectotipo.

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Acknowledgements

CM is suported by a research grant from the PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS – PROCIENCIA (CONVENIO N° 126-2020-PROCIENCIA), through which the master’s studies of LOH are funded. CM also thanks The Max Planck Partner Group for their financial support. CM and LOH thank Abel Huayta for allowing them to study his Lepanthes collection. Mary Merello (MO), Juan Montoya (CPUN), and Marinoli Rivas (USM) provided help with specimens from their respective herbaria. LOH thanks Luis Garrido, Michel Cotrina, and Nilton Maraví of the Carpish Montane Forest Regional Conservation Area for their support during the expeditions to Carpish, which were supported by the Andes Amazon Fund. We thank two reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions, and Gregory Plunkett, Editor-in-Chief of Brittonia, for many improvements to the manuscript.

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  1. Departamento de Gimnospermas y Monocotiledóneas, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Arenales 1256, Jesús María, Lima, Peru

    Luis Ocupa-Horna

  2. Departamento de Orquideología, Centro de Investigación en Biología Tropical y Conservación – CINBIOTYC, Cal. Nestor Martos Mza. e Lote. 16, A.H. Almirante Miguel Grau II, Piura, Peru

    Luis Ocupa-Horna

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  6. Instituto de Ciencias Ómicas y Biotecnología Aplicada, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel, Lima, 15088, Peru

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Ocupa-Horna, L., Thoerle, L., Schuiteman, A. et al. A revised checklist of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae) from Peru, including new country records. Brittonia 75, 159–179 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-022-09737-5

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