Research Paper

Review of the genus Miguelia (Orchidaceae) and a new species, M. cruenta, from southern Vietnam

Leonid V. Averyanov, Ba Vuong Truong

Published on: 23 March 2015

Page: 33 - 38

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2015.60.33

Abstract

This review of the genus Miguelia Aver. includes a brief characterization of the genus, a key for species identification, appropriate taxonomic citation and synonyms for each species, and notes on ecology, phenology and distribution. M. cruenta, discovered in southern Vietnam, is described and illustrated as a new species. The tentative relationship of the newly discovered species is briefly discussed.

Keyword: Miguelia, Miguelia cruenta, Orchidaceae, new species, plant diversity, plant taxonomy, Vietnam.

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