Gastrochilus deltoglossus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Vandeae: Aeridinae), a new species from Taiwan

A new species, Gastrochilus deltoglossus, is described and illustrated from Taiwan. This species is characterized by the presence of pendulous stems, leaves without awned apex, 3.5-4.0 mm tall subconical hypochile, and broadly deltoid, ciliate, adaxially sparsely short-hairy epichile that are approx...

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Published inTAIWANIA Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 360 - 365
Main Authors Tian-Chuan HSU, Szu-I HSIEH, Jin-Hua WU, Hsin-Chieh HUNG
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 台灣 臺灣大學生命科學院 01.12.2018
國立臺灣大學生命科學院
Subjects
Gastrochilus ciliaris
Orchidaceae
raraensis
SCIE
Scopus
Taiwan
Taxonomy
TSCI
Gastrochilus raraensis
Orchidaceae
Taxonomy
Taiwan
Gastrochilus ciliaris
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Summary:A new species, Gastrochilus deltoglossus, is described and illustrated from Taiwan. This species is characterized by the presence of pendulous stems, leaves without awned apex, 3.5-4.0 mm tall subconical hypochile, and broadly deltoid, ciliate, adaxially sparsely short-hairy epichile that are approximately as wide as hypochile. Notes on its distribution, ecology, conservation status and taxonomic affinities are presented.
ISSN:0372-333X
DOI:10.6165/tai.2018.63.360