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A species recently described by Truter and Joliffe (2010), in 2020 it was reduced in rank to S. fimbriata var. modesta by D.P. Phillips and Bytebier. I am keeping it
under the original species name while I try to understand the species I grow. Phillips and Bytebier say: "Stenoglottis fimbriata var. modesta is distinguished from the nominal variety by its leaves that are consistently entire and unspotted, minute vestigial spur, and distinctly trilobed labellum lacking additional fimbriation. Most diagnostic characters described by Truter & Jollife (2011) for S. modesta are consistent throughout its geographic range. However, phylogenetic analyses (Phillips & Bytebier 2020) has shown it to be indistinguishable from S. fimbriata (as circumscribed in this paper, including both subspecies and S. zambesiaca) with which, in spite of its reliable diagnosis, it clearly shares overall morphological similarity. It seems that S. modesta recently diverged from S. fimbriata, and in view of the fact that it is sympatric (often in mixed populations) with S. fimbriata, it is better treated as an infraspecific taxon of that species. It is therefore reduced in rank here to S. fimbriata var. modesta." |
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| 14th June 2019 | ||
