Notes on the “Lima orchid” Chloraea undulata and its record in the hills of Asia, Cañete, Peru

Authors

  • Miguel Lleellish Juscamayta Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre SERFOR. Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego. Calle 17 N° 355 Urb. El Palomar, San Isidro, Lima – Perú. [mlleellish@gmail.com]

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v22i3.11436

Keywords:

Chloraea undulata, coastal hills, Peruvian desert, fragile ecosystem.

Abstract

Chloraea undulata is an orchid endemic to Peru. Originally collected by Antonio Raimondi in XIX century, until first half of the last century it has been regarded as a species characteristic of the hills around Lima. The “Lima orchid” Chloraea undulata is considered to be in decline in the hills of Lima province, especially in the type localities of Cerro Amancaes and Cerro El Agustino where urban growth and expansion has been significant. In this paper its presence in the hills of Asia District, 100 km south of Lima, is documented, and we also analyzed the implications of this finding for the species conservation and their habitat.

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Published

12/31/2015

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How to Cite

Lleellish Juscamayta, Miguel. 2015. “Notes on the ‘Lima orchid’ Chloraea Undulata and Its Record in the Hills of Asia, Cañete, Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 22 (3): 309-14. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v22i3.11436.