Resumo

ZAMBRANO-ROMERO, Bosco Javier  e  SOLANO-GOMEZ, Rodolfo. A new species of Maxillaria (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae) from Southwestern Ecuador. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2016, vol.87, n.1, pp.29-34. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2016.01.012.

Maxillaria pinasensis, a new orchid species from evergreen premontane and semi-deciduous montane forests from Southwestern Ecuador, is herein described and illustrated. Information about its distribution, habitat, phenology and conservation status is provided. The new species is compared with Maxillaria estradae from Ecuador, M. flava, M. lankesteri, M. microphyton and M. wercklei from Costa Rica and Panama, morphologically similar species.

Palavras-chave : Evergreen premontane forest; Semi-deciduous montane forest; Maxillaria estradae; Maxillaria flava; Maxillaria lankesteri; Maxillaria microphyton; Maxillaria wercklei; Maxillaria pinasensis; Ecuador.