Catasetum taquariense Bicalho,

Barros & Moutinho (Orchidaceae),

a New Species From Brazil
HAMILTON DIAS BICALHO,' FABIO de BARROS,2and JOSE LUIS de A. MOUTINHO NET03

In this work, the authors deseribe and illustrate a new speeies Cruzeiro da Fortaleza; Corrego do Jaeu, 31-V-1976, eol. M. F.
of the orehid genus Catasetum L. C. Rieh. ex Kunth: Silva s.n. (SPI75569).
Catasetum taquariense Bicalho, Barr.os & Moutinho.
ln the following English deseription, we have intermixed
This speeies has been known for a fairly long time under observations and measurements obtained from plants other
eultivation and comes from the states of Mato Grosso and than the Holotype.
Minas Gerais, in Brasil.
Plant epiphytie. Roots fleshy, glabrous, white. Rhizome
Catasetum taquariense Bicalho, Barros & Moutinho, sp. very short. Pseudobulbs narrowly, ovoid, 11.0-13.0 em long,
novo Epiphytieum; joliis membranaeeis, elliptieis, 3-n(;:rviiset 3.5-3.7 em wide. Leaves membranaeeous, elliptie, aeuminate,
multi-nervulosis, aeuminatis, basin versum in pseudo-petiolum attenuate at base, with three main and many thin nerves; the
angustatis, apieale ea. 24,0 em longae, 2,5 em latae, apiealleaves 22.0-24.0 em long, 2.5-4.5 em wide, diminishing
inferioribus minoribus; racemo ereeto, in speeime nostro from apex to base. Raeeme ereet with 5-13 flowers, seape
8-floribus, ea. 13,0 em longo, seapo glabro; bracteis anguste glabrous with three membranaeeous, obliquely truneate, nar-
triangularibus, ea. 1,2 em longis, 0,3 em latis; floribus rowly triangular shoots 10.0 mm long and 4.0 mm wide. Male
maseulis ressupinatis, viride-flaveseentibus, vinaeeo-punetatis; flowers resupinate, sepals yellow-green, membranaeeous,
sepalis membranaeeis, ereetis, elliptico-laneeolatis, apice ereet, elliptieal-laneeolate, shortly apieulate, 3.2-3.5 em long,
breviter apiculatis, dorsali 3,5 em longae, 1,3 em latae, 1.2-1.5 em wide, the lateral sepals a bit smaller than the dorsal.
lateralibus ea. 3,5 em longo, 1,4 em lato; petalis oblaneeolatis, Petals oblong-laneeolate, shortly apieulate, 3.2-3.6 em long,
apiee breviter apiculatis, ea. 3,6 em longis, 1,3 em latis; labello 1.3- I. 7 em wide, entirely yellow-green and spotted with red-
ambito subeordiforme, saeciforme, earnoso, trilobato, basi brown. Lip sub-eordiform, saeeate, fleshy, trilobed, the base
leviter eordato, lobis lateralibus sub-ereetis, rotundatis, rather eordate; laterallobes sub-ereet, rounded, with serrulate-
margine serrulato-dentieulatis, lobo intermedio projeeto, dentieulate margins; median lobe projeeted, ligulate, wit.h
ligulato, margine retrorsa; toto labello explanato ea. 3,3 em retrorse margins, 3.0-3.3 em long and 2.5-3.0 em wide when
longo, 3,0 em lato; columna generis, apiee rostrata, ea. 3,0 em expanded, yellow-green, with red-brown spots and marks in-
longa; cirris parallelis, ea. 1,6 em longis, labelli saeeiformis ternally. Column typical, rostrate, 2.5-3.0 em long, cirrhi
imo attingentibus; pedicelis teretis, ea. 2,0 em longis; flores 1.3-1.6 em long, reaehing the depth of the lip eoneavity;
jemineis et capsula non vidi. pedieel eylindrieal, 2.0 em longo Female flowers and eapsules
not seen.
HOLOTYPUS: BRASIL - Mato Grosso do Sul; ad
margines rivuli Taquari, 11. 1980, eol. V.P. Castro s.n. This speeies is closely related to C. spitzii Hoehne (1941)
(HB70517) from which it differs by the smaller flowers, the eolor of the
sepals and petals, the deep eoneavity of the labellum whieh has
PARA TYPUS: BRASIL - Mato Grosso do Sul; ad
no eiliate margins, the slightly thiek apieal lobe and the non
margines rivuli Taquari, floruit in eultivatione, 11. IlI. 1981j
prominent ealosity.
eol. E. L M. Catharino s.n. (SP I70302). Minas Gerais -
The faet of the antenna-like projeetions of the eolumn
1Instituto de Botaniea. Present address: Instituto de Genetica, being par alIei and symmetrieal plaees this species in subseet.
ESALQ/USP, CX. Postal 83, 13400 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
Isoceras (Seet. Meizocatasetum) aeeording to the general
'Instituto de Botanica, CX. Postal 4005, 01000 Sao Paul,o, SP, Brazil.
'Herbarium Bradeanum, Cx. Postal 15005, 20000 Rio de Janeiro, R. organization of the genus proposed by Mansfeld (1932).
J. Brazil.
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front view; 3. longitudinal section of the lip callus; 4. flower in lateral view; 5. longitudinal
section of flower; 6. fIower in lateral view; 7. mid-Iobe of the lip in back view; 8. mid-Iobe M
the lip in lateral view. (1 and 2 from SP 170302; 3 and 4 from HB 70517 - HOLOTYPE: 5
from SP 170318; 7 and 8 from living material).

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank Dr. G. M. Barroso, Dr. H. F. Leitao Filho and
E. Pereira for reviewing the Latin description; Mr. A. G.
Burman for reviewing the English version; Ms. N. M. M. dos
Santos for the illustrations, and Ms. E. G. Feitosa for her
typing. Fabio de Barros wants to acknowledge the grant
received from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cien-
tifico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

BIBLIOGRAPHY
HOEHNE, F. C. 1941. 4 orquidaceas el leguminosa novas
para a flora brasileira. Arq. Bot. Est. S. Paulo, n.s.,
1(3):61-63.

MANSFELD, R. 1932. Die Gattung Catasetum L. C. Rich.

Rep. Sp. novo Reg. Veg. 30:257-275.

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