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2. 
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Similar in habit to 
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habit 
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flower 
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dissected sepal and petals 
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dorsal view of the spread-out lip whitout the column 
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lateral view of the ovary, and lip 
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lateral view of the ovary and column 
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Terrestrial, caespitose, prolific herbs up to 
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plant growing in its natural habitat 
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front view of the flower 
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lateral view of the lip showing the 
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detail of the fruit 
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lateral view of the petal showing the revolute apex 
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detail of the leaf margin, minutely denticulate 
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anther dorsal view 
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anther ventral view 
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polinarium. Photograph by Francisco Tobar from the plant that served as 
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(
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<paragraph id="A064089E86E7DF0294842BDB1ACA4890" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Other specimens examined.</paragraph>
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de 
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Tobar, 
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, sendero hacia 
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<paragraph id="74DE09EDAA0CE14CE6F580B483C6FECB" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Distribution and habitat.</paragraph>
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This species is endemic to the Yanacocha and Verdecocha reserves on the western slopes of 
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Pichincha (Fig. 
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), where it is found growing from 3200 to 3800 m in evergreen montane forest (BsAn03) according to 
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. 
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grows terrestrially on the edges of the trails of both reserves and shares the habitat with other species such as 
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Lindl., 
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Luer &amp; Sijm and 
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Foldats, as well as 
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(Lindl.) Pridgeon &amp; M.W.Chase, 
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Kunth, 
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Lindl. and 
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Luer. Unlike other terrestrial species of 
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that grow on roadside embankments with greater availability of light, this species can also thrive within the forest in dense shade.
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<paragraph id="310EB371805DE996F26D5A810E48B57F" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Phenology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="633E91C40C77F5C58CB29176E6FEE218" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">The species was collected in flower in November, February and May, which suggests that flowering occurs throughout the rainy season, from October to the end of May.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="4CE6FD6C0914EFB15710642D8CABBC0D" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Etymology.</paragraph>
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From the Greek 
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, small and 
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, appendix, in reference to the tiny appendix of this species.
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<paragraph id="1ADBE98E4B986F76FE6F75A736F173EA" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Preliminary conservation status.</paragraph>
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Only three collecting sites have been found during three years of monitoring at two locations: Yanacocha and Verdecocha reserves (Fig. 
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), and around 40 mature individuals are known, which suggests that it is a rare species. This orchid is mainly terrestrial, and has not been found growing in other trails of the reserve or in nearby areas, the extent of occurrence calculate for the specie is &lt;100 km2 and area of occupancy is 8 km2, Based on the available information, this species is preliminarily assessed as Critically Endangered (CR) B1a+2a given that the known population are restricted to a small area in the western slopes of Pichincha Volcano, representing one location (sensu 
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), and the number of known mature individuals is fewer than 250.
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<paragraph id="C9492187C80CB963E75A706D2CA79FE9" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Discussion.</paragraph>
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The closest species are 
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<emphasis id="3C3AFFFB3C039D8916408E46B31AE370" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Lepanthes mirador</emphasis>
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(Fig. 
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) from north-east Ecuador and Central Cordillera of Colombia, and 
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Luer &amp; Hirtz (Fig. 
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) from central Ecuador, but is easily distinguished from both by the overlapping secondary stems. 
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<emphasis id="279F1D0C991C19F2050C15FB139F69E8" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Lepanthes microprosartima</emphasis>
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also differs from 
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<emphasis id="0A802D36902A2C315363607E70100CA5" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">L. mirador</emphasis>
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in the light green leaves and oblong-lanceolate appendix (vs. leaves dark purple in the abaxial surface and appendix oblong, with a bilobed apical segment). From 
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<emphasis id="CCC2F4A1E2AB2C60A9C8C704CCF4AB19" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">L. tungurahuae</emphasis>
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the new species is distinguished by the oblong leaves (vs. ovate elliptical), the petal lobes revolute, marked with red at the edges (vs. not revolute and marked with red at the base) and the blades of the labellum ovate (vs. blades narrowing oblong-ovate). In habit it also resembles 
<taxonomicName id="22B25498F127B1DF9559D4D422FD5BB3" lsidName="L. obandoi" pageId="0" pageNumber="111" rank="species" species="obandoi">
<emphasis id="2EEE759BC395F01C9D49FC62BE69FF19" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">L. obandoi</emphasis>
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from the north east of Ecuador, but the new species has an inflorescence shorter than the leaf (vs. longer than the leaf.), and the petals have triangular, unequal lobes (vs. lobes subequal, lanceolate-oblong).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="7D0FD079492131490609ACF39E0E9C0C" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">
<emphasis id="E0BD8B90C696F1EC7626EB5FD81E0F99" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Figure 8.</emphasis>
Comparison with the most similar species to 
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<emphasis id="524B74D2629A089DE62B52AD7C74E148" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Lepanthes microprosartima</emphasis>
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Tobar &amp; M.J.Gavil. 
<emphasis id="F193AD8E914EA47E30BE64328CE9746F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">A</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="80F1C37A2BA3F822C4EB6196B40EF425" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Lepanthes microprosartima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="E4D92E3FD75B314684CC26ED01DF024E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">B</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E296C9FADCB39AEC859BD50F302C81FB" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Lepanthes mirador</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="CD2D4C4F572B01BE0DA53FF1CD4A674E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">C</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B357F9F3CFEE26831C773A4F7223BCFA" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Lepanthes tungurahuae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Photographs 
<emphasis id="21A06848C93DE849A92BD544CD7CFCB7" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">A, B</emphasis>
by F. Tobar and 
<emphasis id="09659067FDEB04A7A90176EF0E2DBC8A" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">C</emphasis>
A. Hirtz.
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<paragraph id="85F30CBB3948EDC24C8B9FD127959A25" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">
<emphasis id="48B3E478E8986CA9A75198704C1DB2AD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Figure 9.</emphasis>
Natural habitat of 
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<emphasis id="DCF92EBD48FFEBAC836CE3130EB8FFCF" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">Lepanthes microprosartima</emphasis>
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in the western slopes of Pichincha volcano 
<emphasis id="309B67717C94A3D3C5484CB828258E29" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">A</emphasis>
Yanacocha reserve 
<emphasis id="387BFFB0205EB2761CD38F64E56CB865" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="111">B</emphasis>
Verdecocha reserve.
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