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...
Published in: | PhytoKeys |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.61.7590 https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/7590/ |
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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