%0 Journal Article %A Van Canh Nguyen %A Leonid V. Averyanov %A Tatiana V. Maisak %A Thi Lien Thuong Nguyen %A Van Khuong Nguyen %A Ba Vuong Truong %T Dendrobium parahendersonii, a new Orchid Species (Orchidaceae) from Southern Vietnam %D 2021 %J Taiwania %V 66 %N 3 %P 360-363 %U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1770 %X Dendrobium parahendersonii discovered in southern Vietnam is described as new species to science. It belongs to D. sect. Crumenata, and resembles D. hendersonii and D. exile in having a filiform, reed-like stem swollen at the base into a quadrangular ellipsoid pseudobulb and flowering from the leafless part of stem but differs clearly in the details of its tepals and lip. A morphological description, illustrations, data on habitat, phenology, and conservation status for the new species are provided. %M doi:10.6165/tai.2021.66.360