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Werauhia estrellensis Cascante

Publ: Phytotaxa 765(2): 152-155 fig. 1,2 (2026)

Type: COSTA RICA. Cartago: El Guarco, San Isidro, Cordillera de Talamanca, zona protectora Río Navarro-Río Sombrero, aprox. 1 km S de La Cangreja, camino hacia poblado de La Estrella a aprox. 1.5 km desde la carretera interamericana, fragmento pequeño de bosque húmedo montano bajo, 9.786388º N, 83.966666º W, 1740 m, 05 April 2018 (fl), Cascante-Marín 2754 (holotype: USJ, 111762, isotype: CR)

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Distribution: COSTA RICA: Cartago

Habitat: Epiphyte in Premontane Moist Forest and Lower Montane Wet Forest, 1740 - 1800 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet “estrellensis” is derived from La Estrella, a village situated in the Talamanca mountain range in the province of Cartago, Costa Rica. This name acknowledges the geographic proximity of La Estrella to the type locality where the species was first discovered and collected

Phenology: Flowering in April and May. Anthesis occurs at night, with 1 to 3 flowers opening; corolla fading takes place the following morning.

Werauhia estrellensis