Specklinia subgen. Specklinia

Karremans, Adam P., Albertazzi, Federico J., Bakker, Freek T., Bogarín, Diego, Eurlings, Marcel C. M., Pridgeon, Alec, Pupulin, Franco & Gravendeel, Barbara, 2016, Phylogenetic reassessment of Specklinia and its allied genera in the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae), Phytotaxa 272 (1), pp. 1-36 : 25-26

Specklinia subgen. Specklinia . Type: Epidendrum lanceola Sw., Prodr. 123. 1788.

Syn. Empusella Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 258. 2004. Pleurothallis subgen. Empusella Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot.

Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 41. 1986. Type: Pleurothallis endotrachys Rchb.f., Linnea 41: 95. 1876. Syn. Gerardoa Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 105: 86. 2006. Type: Pleurothallis montezumae Luer, Lindleyana 11(2): 83,

f. 20. 1996. Syn. Pleurothallis sect. Apodae-caespitosae Lindl., Fol. Orchid. ~ Pleurothallis ~ 35. 1859. Lectotype: Epidendrum corniculatum Sw.,

Prodr. 123. 1788 [designated by Luer (1986)]. Syn. Pleurothallis subsect. Apodae-caespitosae (Lindl.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 84. 1986. Lectotype: Epidendrum corniculatum Sw., Prodr. 123. 1788 [designated by Luer (1986)]. Syn. Pleurothallis subgen. Pseudoctomeria (Kraenzl.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 67. 1986. Pseudoctomeria

Kraenzl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925(3): 116. 1925. Type. Pleurothallis lentiginosa F.Lehm. & Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26(3–

4): 446. 1899. Syn. Tribulago Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 265. 2004. Pleurothallis sect. Tribuloides Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot.

Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 91. 1986. Type. Epidendrum tribuloides Sw. Prodr. 123. 1788. Specklinia alajuelensis Karremans & Pupulin, Phytotaxa 218(2): 108. 2015. Specklinia barbae (Schltr.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 259. 2004. Bas. Pleurothallis barbae Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 104. 1923. Specklinia barboselloides (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase = Specklinia corniculata Specklinia blancoi (Pupulin) Soto Arenas & Solano, Icon. Orchid. 5–6: t. 669. 2002 (2003). Bas. Pleurothallis blancoi Pupulin, Caesiana 15: 1–4, f. 1–2. 2000. Specklinia chontalensis (A.H.Heller & A.D.Hawkes) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 259. 2004. Bas. Pleurothallis chontalensis A.H.Heller & A.D.Hawkes, Phytologia 14(1): 10–11. 1966. Specklinia corniculata (Sw.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 489. 1841. Bas. Epidendrum corniculatum Sw., Prodr. 123. 1788. Specklinia displosa (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 257. 2001. Bas. Pleurothallis displosa Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76: 172, f. 24a. 1999. Specklinia emarginata Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 8–9. 1830. = Specklinia corniculata Specklinia dunstervillei Karremans, Pupulin & Gravend., PLoS ONE 10(7): e131971(5). 2015. Specklinia endotrachys (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 257. 2001. Bas. Pleurothallis endotrachys Rchb.f., Linnea 41: 95. 1876. Specklinia exilis (C.Schweinf.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 260. 2004. Bas. Pleurothallis exilis C.Schweinf., Fieldiana, Bot. 28(1): 1951. Specklinia fulgens (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 257. 2001. Bas. Pleurothallis fulgens Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. , n.s. 4(95): 516. 1875. Specklinia gersonii Bogarín & Karremans, Phytotaxa 218(2): 112. 2015. Specklinia glandulosa (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 257. 2001. Bas. Pleurothallis glandulosa Ames, Sched. Orch. 6: 60–61. 1923. Specklinia guanacastensis (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 258. 2001. Bas. Pleurothallis guanacastensis Ames & C.Schweinf., Sched. Orch. 10: 27–29. 1930. Specklinia juddii (Archila) Pupulin & Karremans, Orchidee (Hamburg) 64(6): 480. 2013. Bas. Empusella judii Archila, Revista Guatemal. 15(1): 99. 2012. Specklinia lanceola (Sw.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 8. 1830.

Bas. Epidendrum lanceola Sw., Prodr. 123. 1788.

Specklinia lentiginosa (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 258. 2001.

Bas. Pleurothallis lentiginosa F.Lehm. & Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26(3–4): 446. 1899.

Specklinia leptantha (Schltr.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 261. 2004.

Bas. Pleurothallis leptantha Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 107. 1920.

Specklinia minuta (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 262. 2004. Bas. Pleurothallis minuta Ames & C.Schweinf., Sched. Orch. 10: 30–32. 1930.

Specklinia montezumae (Luer) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 262. 2004.

Bas. Pleurothallis montezumae Luer, Lindleyana 11(2): 83, f. 20. 1996.

Syn.: Kraenzlinella rinkei Luer, Harvard Pap. Bot. 16(2): 326. 2011.

We were originally going to transfer K. rinkei to Specklinia based on the description and illustration. The short stem, long, petiolate leaves, short, successive inflorescences, lamellate ovaries, orange flowers, a pair of lobes at the base of the column foot, the lip with an apiculum beneath the tip, the disc with a pair of low, serrated calli and a conspicuous, acute anther, all suggested affinity with both S. montezumae and S. fulgens . The main difference being that the flowers of K. rinkei are non-resupinate. In the meantime we were able to obtain photographs of the specimen from which the type material was prepared from Bryon Rinke, and those show resupinate flowers of something which we believe is conspecific with S. montezumae .

Specklinia pertenuis (C.Schweinf.) Karremans & Gravend., Phytotaxa 218(2): 116. 2015. Bas. Pleurothallis pertenuis C.Schweinf. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 8: 83. 1935.

Specklinia pfavii (Rchb.f.) Pupulin & Karremans , Phytotaxa 63: 8. 2012.

Bas. Pleurothallis pfavii Rchb.f. , Flora 69(34): 555. 1886.

Specklinia psichion (Luer) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 263. 2004.

Bas. Pleurothallis psichion Luer, Lindleyana 11(2): 89, f. 24. 1996.

Specklinia remotiflora Pupulin & Karremans, Phytotaxa 63: 11. 2012.

Syn.: Specklinia daviesii Archila, Jiménez Rodr. & Véliz, Moscosoa 19: 18. 2015.

Specklinia spectabilis (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pupulin & Karremans , Phytotaxa 63: 15. 2012. Bas. Pleurothallis spectabilis Ames & C.Schweinf., Sched. Orch. 8: 34–35. 1925.

Specklinia tribuloides (Sw.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 259. 2001.

Bas. Epidendrum tribuloides Sw., Prodr. 123. 1788.

Specklinia vittariifolia (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 259. 2001.

Bas. Pleurothallis vittariifolia Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 26. 1923.

Clade A ( Specklinia subgen. Specklinia ) includes morphologically highly diverse species, which is reflected in the number of generic names proposed for such a relatively low number of species. Nonetheless they can be recognized as species of the Specklinia s.l. clade by their convergent lateral sepals, obtuse petals, ligulate lip and pollinaria lacking caudicles and a viscidium, and within Specklinia particularly for their reddish-orange stained flowers. Orange-stained flowers are rare in the other clades of Specklinia s.l. The inflorescence is successive, rarely with more than one flower per inflorescence open at once. Such an inflorescence is also found in species assigned to subgen. Sarcinula (Clade E), but the pedicels of the flowers of species in subgen. Specklinia remain green (versus papery) and can further be distinguished by the lack of a pair of basal lobes at the base of the lip.

This clade consists of 27 species distributed in Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas and the Antilles. The highest diversity is found in Costa Rica and Panama, which together account for 23 reported species. Two species are known from Mexico, and two from the Antilles. No species of this group seem to be present in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.