TABLE 1 in Myoxanthus anancusiensis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a new species from the inter-Andean valley of Huancavelica, Peru

TABLE 1. Comparison of Myoxanthus anancusiensis with closely related species M. serripetalus and M. oliviae. CharactersM. anancusiensisM. serripetalusM. oliviaeFlower colorReddish to cherry red, with slightly yellowish groovesDark purplePale brownish-purple, internally intensively suffused with yellowFlower surfaceOnly covered with red dots on the petalsDensely covered with dark-purple wartsDensely covered with brown wartsShape of dorsal sepalOblong, acute, slightly concaveOvate, the apices acute and divergingOvate-lanceolate, subobtuse at apex, concave in the centerLength of dorsal sepal21–23 mm25–30 mm17–22 mmNumber of dorsal sepal veins7–975–7Shape of lateral sepalsOblong-ovateOvateOblique-ovateLength of lateral sepals21–23 mm25–30 mm16–25 mmNumber of lateral sepal veins7–967–8Shape of petalsOblong with dots towards the caudate apexOblong at the base, denticulate, abruptly contracted above the middle, forming a narrow, oblong to linear apex.Contracted below the apex and expanded again into a sagittate apexLength of petals10–13 mm10–11 mm7.5–10.5 mmNumber of petal veins3 to 5 veined-3-veinedEdge of the lipSlightly fimbriate on the lateral lobesFimbriate on mid and lateral lobesStrongly fimbriate on the lateral lobes