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Type: Article
Published: 2016-12-29
Page range: 291–295
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A new species of Neottia (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) from alpine border region between China and Myanmar

Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS-SEABRI) State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Herbarium, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanxincun 20, Xiangshan, Beijing, 100093, China
Shenyang Normal University, Huanghebeida Road 253, Shenyang, Liaoning
Monocots China Neottia nujiangense new species Orchidaceae

Abstract

Neottia nujiangensis, a new species from alpine border region between China and Myanmar, is described and illustrated. Neottia nujiangensis is sympatric and similar to Neottia fugongensis, but differs from it by having flowers densely along the rachis, pedicel and ovary about 5 mm long, lateral sepals ovate, petals elliptic, lip 4 mm long and not ciliate, lobelets widest at base, auricle dentate.