Lepanthes erythroxantha Salazar & Soto Arenas

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 : 47

18. Lepanthes erythroxantha Salazar & Soto Arenas *

Distribution:—OAX, VER.

Specimens:— MEXICO. Oaxaca: Unknown locality, Suárez & Greenwood 315-3 (AMO[in spirit]!); Ixtlán de Juárez, vereda de San Miguel Tiltepec a La Luz, 8 June 1997, Arellanes 78 (MEXU!); San Felipe Usila, 5.6 km en línea recta al S de Santa Cruz Tepetotutla, 25 February 1970, Gallardo 915a (MEXU!); San Felipe Usila, cuenca del Río Perfume, terrenos de Santa Cruz Tepetotutla, 16 January 1996, Meave 1950 (MEXU!); San Juan Juquila Vijanos, ca. 51 km de Ixtlán de Juárez hacia Talea de Castro, 11 September 1988, Salazar 3890 (AMES!, AMO!), 30 September 1988, Salazar 4065 (AMO!), Salazar 4066 (AMO!), Salazar 4067 (AMO!), pressed 31 July 1991, Salazar 4839 (AMO!); San Juan Juquila Vijanos, 9.7 km al N de Maravillas hacia Juquila Vijanos, 28 October 1996, Munn 168 (OAX!); San Juan Juquila Vijanos, 0.7 Km del entronque Talea-Tanetze hacia Talea, 14 November 1996, Munn 210 (OAX!); San Juan Juquila Vijanos, 0.7 km del entronque Talea-Tanetze hacia Talea, 25 September 1996, Aguilar 801 (OAX!); San Juan Juquila Vijanos, terracería Maravillas-Juquila a 4.1 km del entronque Juquila-Talea, 20 August 1997, Munn 89 (OAX!, MEXU!); San Juan Juquila Mixes, west of town on trail to Mitla, collected 11 May 1969, pressed 13 May 1969, Stubblefield sub Pollard L-133 (AMO); San Pedro Yolox, 19 Km de la desviación a San Juan Teponaxtla, 30 April 1993, Salas 500 (OAX!); Santiago Comaltepec, km 127.2 carretera Tuxtepec-Oaxaca, 6 July 1978, Suárez & Greenwood 294-6 (AMO[in spirit]!), Suárez & Greenwood 294-8 (AMO[in spirit]!); Santiago Comaltepec, km 115.9 carretera Oaxaca-Tuxtepec, 1 October 1978, Suárez & Greenwood 315-10 (AMO[in spirit]!); Santiago Comaltepec, ca. km 81 de la carretera Tuxtepec-Oaxaca, 10 December 1991, Soto 6503 (AMO!), Soto 6504 (AMO!); Tanetze de Zaragoza, El Rincón , 6–7 December 2004, Solano s.n. (OAX!); Tanetze de Zaragoza, La Laguna, 6–7 December 2004, Solano s.n. (OAX!), Tanetze de Zaragoza, 2.8 km del entronque Juquila-Tanetze hacia Tanetze, 27 November 1996, Munn 24 2 (OAX!, MEXU!), 28 May 1997, Munn 324 (OAX!, MEXU!), Munn 327 (OAX!), 16 July 1997, Munn 346 (OAX!); Totontepec Villa de Morelos, Amatepec hacia Chinantequilla, 12 June 1989, Flores 1474 (OAX!).

iNaturalist observations:— MEXICO. Oaxaca: Concepción Papalo , 11 October 2022, Cid (https://mexico. inaturalist.org/observations/138453999) ; San Juan Tabaá , 23 July 2022, C. Tomás-López (https://mexico.inaturalist. org/observations/127604675) .