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Two genera and six species of orchid newly recorded to China

Jun 03, 2015

During their botanical trip to Xishuangbanna between 2011 -2014, a few young plant taxonomists of XTBG investigated several plants as new records to China. They reported two genera and six species of Orchidaceae as new records of flora to China. The new records are: Plocoglottis, Drymoda, Plocoglottis bokorensis, Drymoda siamensis, Ceratostylis siamensis, Pecteilis hawkesiana, Coelogyne trinervis, and Eria spirodela.

Please see the following photos to know about the new records.

Fig 1 A-C: Plocogllotis bokorensis. A. plant; B. flower face view; C. inflorescence; D-F: Drymoda siamensis; D. plant; E. flower side view; F. flower (a. dorsal sepal; b. petals; c. lateral sepals; d. lip; e. pedicel and ovary with column-foot); G-H: Ceratostylis siamensis. G: plant; H. flower.

                                       

Fig 2  A-C: Pecteilis hawkesiana. A. plant; B. inflorescence; C. flower (a. dorsal sepal; b. petals; c. lateral sepals; d. lip; e. pedicel and ovary; f. flora bract.); D-E: Coelogyne trinervis. D. plant; E. flower; F-H: Eria spirodela; F. plant; G. flower side view; H. flower face view.

Plocoglottis bokorensis

Pecteilis hawkesiana

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