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Issue: Vol. 460 No. 4: 29 September 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-09-29
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.460.4.7
Page range: 296–300
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 2

Goodyera nanshanensis (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae, Cranichideae, Goodyerinae), a new species from Hunan, China

Tibet Plateau Institute of Biology, Lhasa, Xizang 850001, China.
Nanshan National Park Administration, Chengbu, Hunan 422500, China.
State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany and Herbarium, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Goodyera nanshanensis new species Orchidaceae Hunan Province China Monocots

Abstract

Goodyera nanshanensis, a new species from Hunan Province, China, is described and illustrated. Goodyera nanshanensis is morphologically similar to Goodyera recurva, but differs from it by having leaves with irregular transverse white markings, lateral sepals connate about one fifth at base, and lip 2.5 mm long.