Funkiella

Salazar, Gerardo A., Fortanelli-Martínez, Javier, Castillo-Lara, Pedro & Cabrera, Lidia I., 2025, A new species, four new combinations, a lectotypification, phylogenetic analysis, and a key to the species in Funkiella (Orchidaceae, Cranichideae, Spiranthinae), Phytotaxa 702 (2), pp. 117-134 : 129-130

Key to the species of Funkiella

1. Colored areas of the hypochile of the labellum orange or bright red.................................................................................................2

- Colored areas of the hypochile of the labellum yellow or brownish................................................................................................10

2. Floral segments ≥ 10 mm long ...........................................................................................................................................................3

- Floral segments ≤ 8 mm long .............................................................................................................................................................5

3. Leaves present at flowering time; sepals and petals acuminate ........................................... F. hyemalis (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Schltr.

- Leaves absent at flowering time; sepals and petals obtuse to acute...................................................................................................4

4. Plants with conspicuous stolons; labellum constricted above the middle, ≥ 18 mm long ..... F. stolonifera (Ames & Correll) Garay

- Plants without stolons; labellum not constricted or obscurely so above the middle, 10-11 mm long .............. F. versiformis Szlach.

5. Floral segments ≤ 3 mm long; labellum apically trilobulate, the central lobule acute......................................................................... ................................................................................................................ F. minutiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Salazar & Soto Arenas

- Floral segments ≥ 4 mm long; labellum not trilobulate apically........................................................................................................6

6. Labellum subrectangular below, abruptly expanded above into a transverse epichile..................... F. faucisanguinea (Dod) Salazar

- Labellum variously shaped but never expanded above into a transverse epichile .............................................................................7

7. Flowers nutant; labellum constricted on the apical 1/4 into an epichile distinctly narrower that the hypochile ................................. ................................................................................................................................... F. nutantiflora (Schltr.) Salazar & Soto Arenas

- Flowers horizontal, ascending or facing upwards vertically; labellum not constricted on the apical 1/4 into an epichile distinctly narrower than the hypochile ...............................................................................................................................................................8

8. Flowers facing upwards vertically........................................................................ F. markowskiana (Szlach.) Salazar & Soto Arenas

- Flowers horizontal or ascending.........................................................................................................................................................9

9. Flowers horizontal; labellum not constricted in the apical 1/3 into an epichile as wide as the hypochile........................................... ............................................................................................................ F. rubrocalosa (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Salazar & Soto Arenas

- Flowers ascending; labellum constricted in the apical 1/3 into an epichile as wide as the hypochile ................................................. .................................................................................................................. F. valerioi (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Salazar & Soto Arenas

10. Labellum subrectangular below and abruptly expanded above into a transverse epichile................................................................... ................................................................................................................................. F. garciaperezii Salazar, Fortanelli & Cast. - Lara

- Labellum variously shaped but never expanded above into a transverse epichile ...........................................................................11

11. Labellum oblong, twice as long as wide or longer...........................................................................................................................12

- Labellum elliptic-ovate to obovate, less than twice as long.............................................................................................................13

12. Labellum conspicuously constricted near the middle .......................................................................... F. constricta (Szlach.) Salazar

- Labellum not constricted near the middle ..................................................................... F. laxispica (Catling) Salazar & Soto Arenas

13. Roots 2 or more; floral segments green, labellum without green veins; labellum obovate ................................................................. ............................................................................................................................................ F. intagana (Dodson & Dressler) Salazar

- Root single; floral segments cream with green bases, labellum with green veins; labellum elliptic-ovate......................................... ................................................................................................................................................ F. muscicola (Garay & Dunst.) Salazar