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

Jana Leong-Škorničková; Quc Bình Nguyn; Otakar Šída

doi:10.5252/a2014n2a6

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Jana Leong-Škorničková,¹ Quc Bình Nguyn,² Otakar Šída³

¹aThe Herbarium, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, 259569 (Singapore) jana_skornickova@seznam.
²bVietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 18 Hoàng Quc Vit Stree
³cDepartment of Botany, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, Praha 9, Horní Počernice 19300 (Czech Republ

Abstract

Orchidantha virosa Škorničk. & Q.B.Nguyn, sp. nov. (Lowiaceae), a new species from Phú 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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Jana Leong-Škorničková, Quc Bình Nguyn, and Otakar Šída "Orchidantha virosa Škorničk. & Q.B.Nguyn, sp. nov. (Lowiaceae), a new species endemic to northern Vietnam," Adansonia 36(2), 237-243, (26 December 2014). https://doi.org/10.5252/a2014n2a6

Received: 4 July 2013; Accepted: 1 March 2014; Published: 26 December 2014