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

• Main Authors: Juswara, Lina, Schuiteman, André, Droissart, Vincent
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Généralités; Bulbophyllum; Dendrobium; Kaimana Regency; Kumawa Forest Reserve; Limestone karst; Orchidaceae; Taeniophyllum; Triton Bay; Triton
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/231261; https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/231261/5/doi_214888.pdf; https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/231261/3/doi_214888.pdf

Bulbophyllum leucoglossum, Dendrobium centrosepalum, Dendrobium taeniocaule, and Taeniophyllum pyriforme are here described as new species, based on herbarium specimens collected from the Lengguru foldand- 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. SCOPUS: ar.j info:eu-repo/semantics/published