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Type: Article
Published: 2017-03-31
Page range: 174–180
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A new species and new section in Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Malaxideae)

Jk.art and science, Lauwerbes 8, 2318 AT Leiden, The Netherland
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, The Botanical Garden Organizaton, Chiang Mai, 50180 Thailand
School of Biology, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Suranaree Sub-district, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand
Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum Thailand Monocots

Abstract

In 2010, the second author found a possible new species of Bulbophyllum in Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. Three years later, Pitak Panyachan (Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden) found the same species on a fallen tree some six km from the first locality. Living plants were collected and brought back to QSBG in Chiang Mai for further investigation. A year later, the plants flowered and proved to be a species of Bulbophyllum new to science.