New species Schlegelia nelcyiae identified in Colombian Amazon forest, highlighting morphological differences from S. brachyantha.
Schlegelia nelcyiae, from the remnants of wet Amazonian forests in Colombia is described, illustrated, and compared with its similar species. This new species is a hemiepiphytic liana, that shares several morphological features with S. brachyantha. However, it can be differentiated from this species in the shape of the leaves, inflorescence type, calyx, and corolla shape, size, and color. An updated key to the species of Schlegelia is presented. The present contribution increases to 25 the number of Schlegelia species, 18 of them known from Colombia, the country with the highest diversity of the genus.
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