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Phalaenopsis malipoensis,a New Species of Orchidaceae from China

Liu Zhong

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Phalaenopsis malipoensis Z.J.Liu et S.C.Chen,a new species of Orchidaceae from southeastern Yunnan,is described and illustrated.This is a quite distinct species from those known from China and its adjacent regions.It shows a faint resemblance to Phalaenopsis gibbosa Sweet of Laos and Vietnam,but differs by having narrower petals,not zigzag rachis and a large callus on the mid-lobe of the lip which is deeply forked with each arm dividing into 2 filiform-linear antennae.

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Phalaenopsis malipoensis Z.J.Liu et S.C.Chen,a new species of Orchidaceae from southeastern Yunnan,is described and illustrated.This is a quite distinct species from those known from China and its adjacent regions.It shows a faint resemblance to Phalaenopsis gibbosa Sweet of Laos and Vietnam,but differs by having narrower petals,not zigzag rachis and a large callus on the mid-lobe of the lip which is deeply forked with each arm dividing into 2 filiform-linear antennae.

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Phalaenopsis malipoensis Z.J.Liu et S.C.Chen,a new species of Orchidaceae from southeastern Yunnan,is described and illustrated.This is a quite distinct species from those known from China and its adjacent regions.It shows a faint resemblance to Phalaenopsis gibbosa Sweet of Laos and Vietnam,but differs by having narrower petals,not zigzag rachis and a large callus on the mid-lobe of the lip which is deeply forked with each arm dividing into 2 filiform-linear antennae.

Key concepts: Orchidaceae, Phalaenopsis, Petal, Biology, Botany, China, Geography, Archaeology

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