Otostylis alba, relegated to the synonymy of O. lepida in recent Venezuelan orchid literature, is reinstated and recognized as a distinct species. A brief overview of Otostylis is provided, and a complete typification and synonymy of O. alba is presented; representative specimens of the species also are cited.
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1 December 2012
Novelties in the Orchid Flora of Venezuela IV— Reinstatement of Otostylis alba(Orchidaceae, Zygopetalinae)
Gustavo A. Romero-González,
Thiago E. C. Meneguzzo
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Harvard Papers in Botany
Vol. 17 • No. 2
December 2012
Vol. 17 • No. 2
December 2012
Guayana
Koellensteinia
ORCHIDACEAE
Otostylis
Venezuela
Zygopetalinae