Pleurothallis gargantua

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.24823/EJB.2024.2032
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87C3-1412-0011-FF08-FCF656DDFA4D
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Pleurothallis gargantua
status

Key to the species of the informal Gargantua View in CoL group of Pleurothallis species

1a. Sepals glabrous to microscopically cellular-glandular _______________________________ 2

1b. Sepals glandular-pubescent externally _____________________________________ P. reginae View in CoL

2a. Dorsal sepal <50 mm long ________________________________________________________ 3

2b. Dorsal sepal ≥ 50 mm long _____________________________________________ P. gargantua View in CoL

3a. Ramicaul <70 cm long ____________________________________________________________ 4

3b. Ramicaul ≥ 70 cm long ________________________________________________ P. markgruinii

4a. Leaves 27.5–31 cm long __________________________________________________________ 5

4b. Leaves 13–25 cm long ____________________________________________________________ 6

5a. Petals tubular, convolute, obovate, obtuse __________________________________ P. teaguei View in CoL

5b. Petals oblong, convex, subfalcate, apex rounded ____________________________ P. lutheri View in CoL

6a. Leaves narrowly ovate to ovate ____________________________________________________ 7

6b. Leaves broadly cordate-ovate _____________________________________________ P. marthae View in CoL

7a. Petals yellow, minutely diffusely papillose __________________________________ P. aguirrei View in CoL

7b. Petals purple-brown, glabrous, margins microscopically papillose _________ P. imperialis View in CoL