Research Paper

An Observation on the Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Bl. (Orchidaceae) from Lanyu, Taiwan

Ching-Long Yeh, Chuan-Rong Yeh and Chong-Sheng Leou

Published on: March 2006

Page: 53 - 57

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2006.51(1).53

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    Abstract

    Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Bl. (Orchidaceae), stem erect; leaves narrowly elliptic or narrowly elliptic-lanceolate; inflorescences axillary, branched; flowers white, from Lanyu, Taiwan is described and illustrated. The size of this plant found in Lanyu is the smallest C. veratrifolia being recorded in the world.

    中文摘要

    本文記述產自臺灣蘭嶼之蘭科植物「管花蘭」之學名、型態特徵、生育環境、產地、花期之鑑別及標本。管花蘭為直立草本地生蘭，葉狹橢圓形或狹披針形，花序分支，花為白色為主要特徵。相較於世界上其他產區所產之管花蘭，蘭嶼之管花蘭擁有最小型的植物體及花型特徵。

    Keyword: Orchidaceae, Corymborkis veratrifolia, Morphology, Taxonomy, Taiwan. 蘭科、管花蘭、分類學、形態學、臺灣

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