Chamaegastrodia nanlingensis H. Z. Tian & F. W. Xing, a new species from Ruyuan county, in northern Guangdong, South China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to C. poilanei (Gagnepain) Seidenfaden & A. N. Rao, from which it differs in having smaller flowers, a yellow lip without a pair of elongate introrse lobules at the epichile lobe, a slightly erose margin, and much smaller dorsal sepals and petals.
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Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
Vol. 18 • No. 2
May 2008
Vol. 18 • No. 2
May 2008
Chamaegastrodia
China
Cranichideae
Goodyerinae
IUCN Red List
ORCHIDACEAE