Four new orchid species from the Lengguru fold belt, West Papua, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Juswara, L., Schuiteman, A., /Droissart, Vincent
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Bulbophyllum; Dendrobium; Kaimana Regency; Kumawa Forest Reserve; limestone karst; Orchidaceae; Taeniophyllum; Triton Bay; Triton
• Online Access: https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066667

Bulbophyllum leucoglossum, Dendrobium centrosepalum, Dendrobium taeniocaule, and Taeniophyllum pyriforme are here described as new species, based on herbarium specimens collected from the Lengguru fold-and-thrust belt in the West Papua Bird's neck, Indonesian New Guinea. All four novelties were found growing in submontane forest (elevation > 1000 m a.s.l.) on limestone karst. Information concerning the distribution and habitat for these taxa is provided along with diagnostic features, line drawings, high resolution photographs, and a map of collecting localities. More field studies are required to find additional populations of these new species, in order to better characterize their habitat, ecology and conservation status.