ISSN 0188-4018 ISBN 978-607-7597-03-2 ICONES ORCHIDACEARUM Fascicle 14 THE GENUS EPIDENDRUM Part 10 “Species New & Old in Epidendrum” In memoriam Pedro Ortiz Valdivieso, S.J. Eric Hágsater CONTRIBUTORS TO FASCICLE 14 Authors: Illustrators: Photographers: Eric Hágsater Rolando Jiménez Machorro Eric Hágsater Ricardo Fernández Gonzales Elizabeth Santiago Ayala Oscar A. Pérez Escobar Oscar A. Pérez Escobar Enrique Gandolla Oscar A. Pérez Escobar Benjamín Collantes Meza Benjamín Collantes Meza Duván Andrés García Ramírez Luis Sánchez Saldaña Benjamín Collantes Meza Eric Hágsater Marta Kolanowska José Santiago García Revelo Pedro Ortiz Valdivieso† Edicson Parra Sánchez Erica Morón de Abad Patricia Harding Miguel Chocce-Peña Margoth E. Acuña-Tarazona Adam P. Karremans Alex Hirtz Edicson Parra Sánchez Adam P. Karremans Edicson Parra Sánchez Rolando Jiménez Machorro Adam P. Karremans Delsy Trujillo Ricardo Fernández Gonzales Miguel Chocce-Peña Hugo Medina Thiago E. C. Meneguzzo Stig Dalström Isau Huamantupa Carlos Molina Marta Kolanowska William Nauray Delsy Trujillo Abel Monteagudo Margoth E. Acuña Tarazona Christina M. Smith Florian Werner Pedro Ortiz Valdivieso† Luis E. Álvarez Cristian C. Rincón-Useche Stig Dalström Margoth E. Acuña-Tarazona Eduardo Pérez García Calaway H. Dodson Luis Eduardo Álvarez Franco Pupulin Melania Fernández Dalton Holland Baptista José Antonio Radins Duván Andrés García Ramírez Edwin Becerra Emmanuel Ravet Hugo Medina David Scherberich Rolando Mormontoy Maria Rita Cabral William Nauray Diego Calderón-F. Carmen Soto Cristian C. Rincón-Useche Vitorino Paiva Castro Neto Marni Turkel Saúl Ruíz Pérez Ian Chalmers Karen Ventura Maite Serguera Niño Vílma Verástegui Christina M. Smith Stig Dalström Marcial Villafuerte Robert L. Dressler Marcial Villafuerte Nanette Vega Vera Gilberto Escobar Florian Werner Editors: Eric Hágsater & Luis Sánchez Saldaña Montañas Calizas 490, Lomas de Chapultepec, 11000, México, D.F. MÉXICO © Derechos Reservados, 2013. Instituto Chinoin, A.C. ICONES ORCHIDACEARUM Fascicle 14, plates 1401 to 1500 THE GENUS EPIDENDRUM Part 10 “Species New & Old in Epidendrum” Reference Map TROPICAL AMERICA (numbers refer to the portions of the map used in individual plates) 3 1 7 2 8 10 4 9 5 12 13 6 11 Editorial Committee THIAGO ERIR CADETE MENEGUZZO PEDRO ORTIZ VALDIVIESO† GÜNTER GERLACH Brazil Colombia Germany BENJAMÍN COLLANTES MEZA GERARDO SALAZAR CHÁVEZ ADAM P. KARREMANS Peru Mexico Costa Rica GIOVANNY GIRALDO MIGUEL CHOCCE-PEÑA GUSTAVO ROMERO Colombia Peru United States Reviewers Adarilda P. Benelli Dalton Holland Baptista Franco Pupulin Brazil Brazil Costa Rica Thiago Erir Cadete Meneguzzo Isau Huamantupa Cristian C. Rincón-Useche Brazil Peru Colombia Miguel Chocce-Peña Carlos Luis Leopardi Verde Lorena Riofrío Peru Mexico Ecuador Benjamín Collantes Meza Adam P. Karremans Gustavo Romero Peru Costa Rica United States Stig Dalström Marta Kolanowska Luis Sánchez Saldaña Sweden Poland Mexico Julian Farfán Hugo Medina Elizabeth Santiago Ayala Colombia Ecuador Mexico Ricardo Fernández Gonzales Gilberto Morillo Pacheco Philip A. Silverstone-Sopkin Peru Venezuela Colombia Carlos Javier García Cruz Edicson Parra Sánchez Delsy Trujillo Mexico Colombia Peru Günter Gerlach Pedro Ortiz Valdivieso† Miriam Valebella Germany Colombia Argentina Giovanny Giraldo Emerson Ricardo Pansarin Florian Werner Colombia Brazil Germany Patricia Harding Oscar A. Pérez Escobar United States Colombia ICONES ORCHIDACEARUM Fascicle 14, plates 1401 to 1500 THE GENUS EPIDENDRUM Part 10 Species New & Old in Epidendrum In memoriam Pedro Ortiz Valdivieso, S.J. Foreword We dedicate this volume to the memory of Father Pedro Ortiz Valdivieso, S.J., (31 January 1926 – 18 July 2012) who passed away last year in Bogota. He was an inspiration not only for Colombian orchidists, but for all who met him, and had the pleasure of visiting him or going out into the field with him. We had been corresponding since the early 70's; he shared his material with us, and we herewith dedicate a new species to him. He also co- authors two new species, shared his photographic material, and acted as a reviewer for several texts. In addition, we appreciate the Latin translation of the diagnoses, when that was still a requirement in the Botanical Code of Nomenclature. In this volume we present three novelties. First all texts have been reviewed by at least two reviewers, a process which has definitely helped in catching mistakes, sometimes questioning the author´s information or pointing out additional information which had not been originally considered. Second, we have added, where possible colored images of the species described. Third, the printed edition is published simultaneously with the electronic copy, which are identical. The electronic version is freely available to all at http://www.herbarioamo.org/index_archivos/Fascicle14.pdf; whereas the printed copy is sent to libraries, as well as the subscribers and authors. The electronic texts are in searchable pdf form. The participation of 28 authors and co-authors, 12 illustrators, and 43 photographers is appreciated, as well as 32 reviewers. Up to now we have used the abbreviation used by Tropicos of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Icon. Orchid. (Mexico). However, the IPNI International Plant Nomenclature Index, a consortium including the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Harvard University Herbaria indicate the abbreviation simply as Icon. Orchid. which we herewith adopt. We herewith present 77 species new to science, distributed from Mexico, through Central and South America, as far as Argentina. They are distributed in Colombia (33), Peru (27), Ecuador (15), Costa Rica (5), Brazil (3), French Guiana (2), and one each from Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Surinam, and Venezuela. They do not add up because some species are reported from more than one country. Much material from Colombia has been studied, in preparation for the Orchids of the Valle del Cauca, which will be published shortly by Dariusz Szlachetko et al., where the team from the Herbario AMO has collaborated in the preparation of the genus Epidendrum. Much information has been provided by our Colombian collaborators, especially Oscar Alejandro Pérez Escobar and Edicson Parra Sánchez, but also many others. We continue to work closely with several Peruvian botanists who have co-authored numerous species of that country, especially Benjamín Collantes Meza. We have been surprised to find the diversity between the northern, central and southern parts of Peru. Most of the older collections were made in the north, so having access to material from throughout the country, interesting differences appear. We illustrate the true Epidendrum paniculatum Ruiz and Pav. after piecing together the type material found in Madrid, and thanks to the help and information provided in part by Franco Pupulin and the curators of MA which we recently visited. In tackling the Paniculatum Sub-group, we also took on the Brazilian species which have often been confused with that species, but represent a different group, the Densiflorum Group. Most specimens had been identified as Epidendrum densiflorum Hook., but aside from the new Epidendrum andres-johnsonii Hágsater & E.Santiago, we also recognize E. brachythrysus Kraenzl., E. hassleri Cogn, E. lindbergii Rchb.f., and E. noackii Cogn., all rather widespread in the southern half of Brazil and most down around Foz do Iguaçu, including neighboring Argentina and Paraguay. We wish to thank various Brazilian and Argentine amateurs and botanists for their information, and in particular Thiago E. C. Meneguzzo for his critical revision of this group. We wish to thank the curator of the herbaria CTES María Mercedes Arbo, as well as Irma Stella Insaurralde, Enrique Gandolla, and Miriam Valebella, all in Argentina. A new sub-group within the Pseudepidendrum Group is established: the new Pluriracemosum Sub-group, which though similar to the Paniculatum Sub-group, it is recognized by the fact that it produces new racemes from the old inflorescence. The flowers are somewhat variable in color, from the basic green and white to purple-brown and pink and yellow. Epidendrum unguiculatum (C.Schweinf.) Garay & Dunst. and E. iguagoi Hágsater & Dodson belong here, together with the new E. pluriracemosum Hágsater & E.Santiago, E. humantupanorum Hágsater & E.Santiago, and E. oenochrochilum Hágsater, Ric.Fernández & E.Santiago. Finally, Epidendrum hemihenomenum Hágsater & Dodson is illustrated from new material from Peru. The original drawing and description had been prepared from a poor flower in alcohol and photographs from Ecuador. This adds and corrects various details. Other corrections and additions to previously published icons are found in the appendix. Eric Hágsater Mexico City, May 2013. www.herbarioamo.org [email protected] “I found the gene of love in the orchids, the same that must awaken the heart in human beings” PEDRO ORTIZ VALDIVIESO S.J. January 31, 1926 – July 18, 2012 Germán Ortiz Plata* We are fortunate to have known and shared moments in our lives with Father Pedro Ortiz, a special person who taught us to appreciate the marvels of creation and with his life showed us what we can achieve with faith and perseverance. Since an early age, he left his native Santander to pursue the Jesuit road, initially in the United States and later in various European countries. He was ordained as priest in Austria, and later studied a Doctorate in Sacred Scriptures in the Pontifical Institute in Rome. As translator