Plant Diversity and EvolutionBotanical Research and ApplicationsFern and Epiphyte Biology
W. D. Stevens
2026.4.7NOVON
Abstract
Two new species, Orthosia tubularis W. D. Stevens and O. campanulata W. D. Stevens (Apocynaceae), are segregated from O. stipitata W. D. Stevens sensu Liede-Schumann and Meve (2024). These three species, along with O. ramosa W. D. Stevens and O. nubicola (Morillo) Liede & Meve, share stipitate gynostegia having gibbous anther backs and relatively long corollas enclosing or nearly enclosing the gynostegium. Each species has a narrow distribution, and as a group are native to mountains (1600–3300 m) ranging from Veracruz, Mexico, to Venezuela.
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STEVENS, W. D. Clarification of orthosia stipitata and the description of two new species of orthosia (apocynaceae, asclepiadoideae). NOVON, 2026, 34: 40–43.