Pleurothallis gonzaleziorum
Pleurothallis gonzaleziorum Pupulin, M.Díaz & Pridgeon, Vanishing Beauty. Vol. 2: 855. 2020.
Type: Costa Rica. Alajuela: Zarcero, Palmira, Bosque de Paz Biological Preserve, growing in the orchid garden, 1534 m. 20 August 2016. M. Díaz 269, N. Belfort & A.P. Karremans (holotype, JBL-spirit; LCDP voucher).
Etymology: The name honors Federico González’s family from Bosque de Paz Biological Reserve where the species was found, and who has avidly supported orchid research in the reserve since 2004.
Pleurothallis gonzaleziorum is similar to P. cardiothallis, from which it differs in the distinctly triangular lip (vs. peltate), glabrous on the underside (vs. papillose), with the apical margins non-involute. The general shape of the lip is more similar to that of P. oncoglossa, but in the latter species the lip apex is thickened into a conical callus, bent back as a hook, whereas in P. gonzaleziorum it is straight and thin.