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Type: Article
Published: 2020-08-17
Page range: 240–244
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Dendrochilum ignisiflorum (Coelogyninae, Arethuseae, Orchidaceae), a new species from Luzon Island, Philippines

Department of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Baguio, Governor Pack Road, City of Baguio 2600, Philippines.
Philippine Taxonomic Initiative, Inc., Barangay Maligaya, El Nido, Palawan 5313, Philippines.
Philippine Taxonomic Initiative, Inc., Barangay Maligaya, El Nido, Palawan 5313, Philippines.
Bokod Malesia Mt. Komkompol sect. Acoridium subg. Platyclinis Monocots

Abstract

Dendrochilum ignisiflorum is hereby described and illustrated as a new species of orchid endemic to Luzon Island, Philippines. The species resembles D. vanoverberghii by having petiolate leaves, channelled petioles, labellum of the same size, and the erect to suberect incurved column but distinct by the sub-globose or broadly ellipsoid pseudobulb, 3 distinct leaf veins, barely spreading flowers, lanceolate and revolute dorsal sepal, and the absence of callus in the labellum.