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Issue: Vol. 635 No. 2: 24 Jan. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-01-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.635.2.5
Page range: 157-164
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Gastrodia sikkimensis (Orchidaceae: Gastrodieae), a new holomycotrophic species from Sikkim, India

Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory,Department of Botany, Sikkim University, 6th mile, Samdur, Gangtok, Sikkim (737102), India. G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBPNIHE), North-East Regional Centre, Chandranagar, Itanagar (791113), Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Central National Herbarium,Botanical Survey of India, Howrah‒711103, West Bengal.
Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory,Department of Botany, Sikkim University, 6th mile, Samdur, Gangtok, Sikkim (737102), India.
G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBPNIHE), North-East Regional Centre, Chandranagar, Itanagar (791113), Arunachal Pradesh, India.
G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBPNIHE), Sikkim Regional Centre, Pangthang (737101), Gangtok, Sikkim, India.
Sirisay, Namchi District, Sikkim, 737126, India.
Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, 3rd MSO building, Salt Lake, Kolkata‒700064, West Bengal.
Sikkim Himalaya Holomycotroph Orchid Taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Gastrodia sikkimensis have been described as a new species from Sikkim, India. It is morphologically allied to G. bawanglingensis and G. theana but critical observation revealed considerable differences in floral morphological characters. A detailed taxonomical description along with photoplates, illustration, comparison with the allied species and keys for all Gastrodia species from India is provided to aid in easy identification.

 

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