Orchidantha virosaŠkorničk. &amp; Q.B.Nguyn, sp. nov. (Lowiaceae), a new species endemic to northern Vietnam

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2014 English Publisher:Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, FranceJournal:Adansonia, volume 36, pages 237-243 (issn: 1280-8571, eissn: 1639-4798,

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Authors: Leong-Škorničková, Jana; Nguyễn, Quốc Bình; Šída, Otakar;

doi: 10.5252/a2014n2a6

Orchidantha virosaŠkorničk. & Q.B.Nguyn, sp. nov. (Lowiaceae), a new species endemic to northern Vietnam

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ABSTRACT Orchidantha virosa Skornick. & Q.B.Nguyn, sp. nov. (Lowiaceae), a new species from Phu Th province, northern Vietnam is described and illustrated here. The new species is unique among other species in Vietnam and Laos in its robust habit and size (up to 2 m) and the non-petiolate leaves in mature individuals. The key to Orchidantha N.E.Br. species of Laos and Vietnam is accordingly updated.

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Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Viet Nam
National Museum
South Africa

Keywords

Tracheophyta, Liliopsida, Zingiberales, Lowiaceae, Biodiversity, Plantae, Taxonomy

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