Research Paper

Additions to the orchid flora of Laos and taxonomic notes on orchids of the Indo-Burma region–II

Pankaj Kumar, Stephan W. Gale

Published on: 10 January 2020

Page: 47 - 60

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2020.65.47

Abstract

Based on field surveys in Lao PDR conducted during 2012 to 2017, ten new additions to the orchid flora of the country are reported: Bulbophyllum kingii, Cleisostoma nangongense, Dendrobium formosum, Dendrobium hesperis, Dendrobium linguella, Dendrobium pachyphyllum, Didymoplexiella siamensis, Hetaeria oblongifolia, Oberonia acaulis and Vanda coerulea. In addition, the following five names are found to be synonymous with four pre-existing taxa: Bulbophyllum manabendrae (=Bulbophyllum oblongum), Cleisostoma schoenorchaefolium (=Cleisostoma nangongense), Dendrobium abhaycharanii and Flickingeria xanthocheila (=Dendrobium calocephalum), and Habenaria yachangensis (=Habenaria dentata). Finally, two new combinations are made in accordance with current orchid taxonomy, namely, Vanda hienii (Ascocentrum hienii) and Robiquetia luongii (Malleola luongii).

Keyword: Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot, new combination, new record, new synonym, Orchidaceae

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