Publication Date:
2024-06-13
Description:
Orchidantha anthracina (Lowiaceae), discovered at the south central coast of Vietnam, is described and
illustrated, bringing the total number of species in the family to 26, of which four occur in Vietnam. The notes on
distribution, habitat and etymology are given and a preliminary conservation assessment is provided. The species
is compared with O. vietnamica, with which it shares flowers of similar size and colours, but from which it is readily
distinguished by a narrow and strongly reflexed dorsal sepal and spreading lateral sepals, not supporting the labellum. Notes with additional comparisons to all species with a similar arrangement of lateral sepals are also provided.
Keywords:
Plant Science
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Ecology
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Evolution
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Behavior and Systematics
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Orchidantha grandiflora
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Orchidantha inouei
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Orchidantha vietnamica
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Phú Yên province
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south central coast of Vietnam
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vulnerable
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Zingiberales
Repository Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Format:
application/pdf
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