Lepanthes appendiculata Ames, 1923

Solano, Rodolfo, Licona, Ethian, Carral, Rodrigo & Téllez-Baños, Bruno, 2025, Two new species, nomenclatural notes and an updated checklist in Lepanthes (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from Mexico, Phytotaxa 687 (1), pp. 21-64 : 43

4. Lepanthes appendiculata Ames

Distribution:—CHS, OAX.

Specimens:— MEXICO. Chiapas: Unknown locality, Lamas sub E. Ha ́gsaler 4455 (AMO[in spirit]!); Angel Albino Corzo, Cerro El Triunfo, 21 November 1990, Healh & Long 1311 (AMO,! CHIP!); Angel Albino Corzo, Cerro El Triunfo, 30 October 1996, Castillo 835 (CHIP!); La Concordia, Rancho San Martín, Cerro El Soconusco, 17 July 2001, Hernández-Najarro 584 (CHIP!); La Trinitaria, Lake Tziscao, 1 February 1937, Nagel & Monzón sub Ostlund 6581 ( US!); La Trinitaria, 4 km E of Laguna Tziscao near Dos Lagos, 19 October 1974, Breedlove 38897 (MEXU!); La Trinitaria, Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello, 10 August 1992, Soto & Solano 7621 (AMO[in spirit]); Las Margaritas, from Las Margaritas to Campo Alegre, 18 February 1973, Breelove 33582 (MEXU!); Motozintla de Mendoza , km 23.5 Motozintla-Niquivil, Soto & Martínez 6158 (AMO!). Oaxaca: San Miguel Chimalapa, al NO del Cerro Sabinal, 8 August 1986, Maya 3743 (CHAPA!); Santa María Chimalapa, en filo entre Cerro El Quetzal y Cerro Salomón, 22 July 1985, Wendt 5104 (CHAPA!); San Miguel Chimalapa, cima del Cerro Salomón, 11 February 1986, Ishiki 1318 (MEXU!), 13 February 1986, Ishiki 1348 (MEXU!), 12 April 1986, Ishiki 1503 (MEXU!), Ishiki 1537 (MEXU!), 15 April 1986, Ishiki 1570 (MEXU!), Ishiki 1592 (MEXU!).

Other records:— MEXICO. Chiapas: La Trinitaria, Montebello, Bashor 2031 ( AMO [photo]!) ; La Trinitaria, Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello , 30 January 1989, Soto & Vega 4516 ( AMO [photo]!) .

iNaturalist observations:— MEXICO. Oaxaca: San Miguel Chimalapa, 23 January 2020, “ Zapoteca ” (https:// mexico.inaturalist.org/observations/40624909, https://mexico.inaturalist.org/observations/40624863).