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Lepanthes Espejo - side view, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador Our team discoverd this Lepanthes species that is new to science. We confirmed this with Luis Baquero, one of Ecuador&#039;s leading specialists in minature orchids.<br /> <br /> We took a sample, preserved it, and sent it to Luis. No updates yet on it being described. The idea for a name would be to name it after the judge that ruled in favor of Los Cedros in a legal dispute regarding mining rights in this pristine habitat.<br /> <br /> As none of that is formalized yet, I&#039;m giving it a temporary working name Lepanthes &quot;Espejo&quot;, in honour of our guide and friend Manuel Espejo. I&#039;ll update the species record once we get a formal name.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132911/lepanthes_espejo_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html" title="Lepanthes Espejo, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/132911_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=YnLTqtxZ6ukEdWZgXsT%2FSMbZVRE%3D" width="200" height="198" alt="Lepanthes Espejo, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador Our team discoverd this Lepanthes species that is new to science. We confirmed this with Luis Baquero, one of Ecuador&#039;s leading specialists in minature orchids.<br /> <br /> We took a sample, preserved it, and sent it to Luis. No updates yet on it being described. The idea for a name would be to name it after the judge that ruled in favor of Los Cedros in a legal dispute regarding mining rights in this pristine habitat.<br /> <br /> As none of that is formalized yet, I&#039;m giving it a temporary working name Lepanthes &quot;Espejo&quot;, in honour of our guide and friend Manuel Espejo. I&#039;ll update the species record once we get a formal name.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132910/lepanthes_espejo_-_frontal_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132909/lepanthes_espejo_-_side_view_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Lepanthes Espejo,Los Cedros Reserve,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132910/lepanthes_espejo_-_frontal_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html" title="Lepanthes Espejo - frontal, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/132910_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fSuqzRnEkL9U7YDvryExrNCt4O8%3D" width="150" height="152" alt="Lepanthes Espejo - frontal, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador Our team discoverd this Lepanthes species that is new to science. We confirmed this with Luis Baquero, one of Ecuador&#039;s leading specialists in minature orchids.<br /> <br /> We took a sample, preserved it, and sent it to Luis. No updates yet on it being described. The idea for a name would be to name it after the judge that ruled in favor of Los Cedros in a legal dispute regarding mining rights in this pristine habitat.<br /> <br /> As none of that is formalized yet, I&#039;m giving it a temporary working name Lepanthes &quot;Espejo&quot;, in honour of our guide and friend Manuel Espejo. I&#039;ll update the species record once we get a formal name.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132911/lepanthes_espejo_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132909/lepanthes_espejo_-_side_view_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Lepanthes Espejo,Los Cedros Reserve,South America,World" /></a></figure> Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Lepanthes Espejo,Los Cedros Reserve,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lepanthes Espejo - side view, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador

Our team discoverd this Lepanthes species that is new to science. We confirmed this with Luis Baquero, one of Ecuador's leading specialists in minature orchids.

We took a sample, preserved it, and sent it to Luis. No updates yet on it being described. The idea for a name would be to name it after the judge that ruled in favor of Los Cedros in a legal dispute regarding mining rights in this pristine habitat.

As none of that is formalized yet, I'm giving it a temporary working name Lepanthes "Espejo", in honour of our guide and friend Manuel Espejo. I'll update the species record once we get a formal name.

Lepanthes Espejo, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador Our team discoverd this Lepanthes species that is new to science. We confirmed this with Luis Baquero, one of Ecuador's leading specialists in minature orchids.<br /> <br /> We took a sample, preserved it, and sent it to Luis. No updates yet on it being described. The idea for a name would be to name it after the judge that ruled in favor of Los Cedros in a legal dispute regarding mining rights in this pristine habitat.<br /> <br /> As none of that is formalized yet, I'm giving it a temporary working name Lepanthes "Espejo", in honour of our guide and friend Manuel Espejo. I'll update the species record once we get a formal name.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132910/lepanthes_espejo_-_frontal_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132909/lepanthes_espejo_-_side_view_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Lepanthes Espejo,Los Cedros Reserve,South America,World

Lepanthes Espejo - frontal, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador Our team discoverd this Lepanthes species that is new to science. We confirmed this with Luis Baquero, one of Ecuador's leading specialists in minature orchids.<br /> <br /> We took a sample, preserved it, and sent it to Luis. No updates yet on it being described. The idea for a name would be to name it after the judge that ruled in favor of Los Cedros in a legal dispute regarding mining rights in this pristine habitat.<br /> <br /> As none of that is formalized yet, I'm giving it a temporary working name Lepanthes "Espejo", in honour of our guide and friend Manuel Espejo. I'll update the species record once we get a formal name.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132911/lepanthes_espejo_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132909/lepanthes_espejo_-_side_view_los_cedros_reserve_ecuador.html Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Lepanthes Espejo,Los Cedros Reserve,South America,World

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The Lepanthes Espejo

Lepanthes Espejo is a temporary working name for a lepanthes species newly discovered in the Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador, in November 2021.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 8, 2022. Captured Nov 21, 2021 15:40 in 85QM+84 Gualimán, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/22.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.