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Issue: Vol. 740 No. 3: 10 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.740.3.7
Page range: 290-294
Abstract views: 40
PDF downloaded: 3

Dendrobium laoshanense (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from Yunnan, China

Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, 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 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 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 Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Abstract

A new orchid species, Dendrobium laoshanense, from Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated in this study based on morphological evidence. Morphological analysis indicates that D. laoshanense is similar to D. hercoglossum and D. aduncum, but it can be distinguished from the former by a lip with a broader base that gradually narrows to an acute apex and bears dense yellow short hairs at the base, and from the latter by leaves that are apically obtuse and unevenly bilobed, together with narrower, more elongate sepals and petals, each with a hooked apical tip.

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How to Cite

Zhang, L., Huang, Y., Wang, L. & Lan, S. (2026) Dendrobium laoshanense (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 740 (3): 290–294. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.740.3.7