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Issue: Vol. 464 No. 3: 19 October 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-10-19
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.464.3.5
Page range: 236–242
Abstract views: 33
PDF downloaded: 1

Cymbidium brevifolium (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular data

Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China. Zhejiang Institute of Subtropical Crops, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wenzhou 325005, China.
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China. Zhejiang Institute of Subtropical Crops, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wenzhou 325005, China.
Chinese orchids Cymbidium section Jensoa Cyperorchis Monocots

Abstract

A new orchid species, Cymbidium brevifolium, from Hubei Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. A detailed comparison between the newly discovered orchid and other members of Cymbidium was conducted. The new orchid is distinct from all other recognized species in Cymbidium. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear (ITS) and plastid DNA (matK and rbcL) sequence data support the status of C. brevifolium as a new species, which is sister to C. faberi.