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

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 foun...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:PhytoKeys
Main Authors: Juswara,Lina, Schuiteman,Andre, Droissart,Vincent
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016
Subjects:
Bulbophyllum
Dendrobium
Kaimana Regency
Kumawa Forest Reserve
limestone karst
Orchidaceae
Taeniophyllum
Triton Bay
Triton
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.61.7590
https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/7590/
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Summary: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.

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