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Issue: Vol. 781 No. 1: 20 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-20
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.781.1.4
Page range: 71-79
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Cymbidium zangnanense (Orchidaceae; Cymbidiinae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses

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 and Architecture; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Fuzhou 350002; China
Fujian Zhaoan Piaoxiang Orchid Nursery; Zhangzhou 363500; China
Fuzhou Sanjiangkou Botanical Garden; Fuzhou 350002; China
Forestry and Grassland Administration of Motuo County; Motuo 860700; 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
Monocots Cymbidieae Flora of China orchid phylogenetics Orchidaceae of China

Abstract

A new species, Cymbidium zangnanense (Orchidaceae; Cymbidieae), is described from Motuo County, Xizang, China. In morphology, this species resembles C. maguanense, but it differs by having a broader leaf with inconspicuous bilobed apex, white perianth, long leaf sheath that envelops the inflorescence and peduncle bearing 5–9 exceptionally large flowers sheathed by multiple bracts. Phylogenetic analyses based on two plastid DNA makers (rbcL and matK) and nuclear ribosomal ITS (nrITS) place C. zangnanense as sister to a clade comprising C. banaense, C. eburneum and C. maguanense.

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How to Cite

Yang, X., Chen, C., Zhang, Q.-H., Lin, F., Liu, Z., Liu, Z.-J. & Zhai, J.-W. (2026) Cymbidium zangnanense (Orchidaceae; Cymbidiinae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses. Phytotaxa 781 (1): 71–79. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.781.1.4