TABLE 1. Comparison between Lepanthes cordillerana E. Restrepo, J. S in Lepanthes cordillerana (Orchidaceae) a new species and the landscape threats to its wild populations

TABLE 1. Comparison between Lepanthes cordillerana E.Restrepo, J.S.Moreno & Gal. -Tar. and related species (in alphabetic order).
CharacterL. cordilleranaL. intonsaL. jubataL. protuberansL. teresLeavesErect to horizontal,Erect, thinlyErect to suberect,Erect, thicklyErect, fleshy,heavily coriaceous,coriaceous, ovate,coriaceous, ovate,coriaceous, narrowlynarrowly ovoid,lanceolate-acute,acuminate, acute.acuminate, marginselliptical, acute.terete, smoothapex attenuate,smooth or minutelymargined.emarginate, margindenticulateciliate.PetalsCream, suffusedYellow, suffusedWhitish internally,Greenish white,Light yellow with redwith magenta-red,with orange,suffused withwith red border,margins, transversely,transversely bilobed,microscopicallyred externally,microscopicallydolabriform,microscopicallypubescent,transversely oblong,pubescent,the upper lobepubescent, the uppertransversely oblong,bilobed, both lobestransverselyoblong with thelobe oblong with thethe upper lobeobtuse, the upperbilobed, the lobesapex rounded, theapex rounded, theoblong, apicallylonger.subtriangular, aboutlower lobe smaller,lower lobe oblong-rounded and theequally long, thenarrowly triangular,acute, apex obtuse.smaller, oblique,apices rounded.obtuse.obtuse lower lobe.Lip andCream-yellow, theReddish, the bladesReddish, the bladesRose, pubescent,Yellow with redappendixblades marginallyoblong-obovate,oblong, oblique, theciliate anteriorly,margins, bladessuffused with red,concave, the apicalmargins with straightthe laminae oblong,oblong, thebilaminate, oblong,margin long ciliated,hairs, the connectiveswith the apices andapex ciliate, thethe apical marginthe connectivesrectangular,bases rounded, theconnectives short,abundantly longoblong, elongated,erect, lifting theconnectives broadlycuneate, the appendixciliated at the apex,lifting the appendixblades above theoblong, oblique,a subspherical,the connectives short,straplike, sigmoidcolumn, the bodyprotuberant body,bilobed bodycuneate, the bodyin the lateralbroad, the sinusthe apex minimallyaccommodated in abroad, connate to theview, pubescent,broadly roundedretuse without ancavity in the sinus.base of the column,terminating in a smalland protrudingappendix.the appendix capitate,gland, hinged to thewith a minute,cuneate basally,sinus.pedunculated,apically caved,bilobed appendixvillose.