TY -JOUR AU -Shih-Wen Chung AU -Tien-Chuan Hsu AU -Ling-Ya Hung AU -Chih-Kai Yang TI -The Genus of Acanthephippium Blume (Orchidaceae) in Taiwan PY -2005 DA -0000-00-00 JO -Taiwania VL -50 IS -3 SP -200 EP -208 UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/461 AB -Three species of Acanthephippium (Orchidaceae) are recognized from Taiwan: Acanthephippium pictum Fukuyama, A. striatum Lindley and A. sylhetense Lindley. According to previous reports, A. pictum is a synonymy of A. sylhetense, although A. pictum can be distinguished from A. sylhetense by the shape and color of the flowers, and the structures of the lips. The distribution pattern of these two species are also different. A. pictum occurs only on Iriomote island, Japan and Lanyu island, Taiwan. A taxonomic treatment and line drawings of A. pictum in Taiwan are provided. A somatic chromosome counts of 2n = 48 are reported for A. pictum from Lanyu island and for A. striatum and A. sylhetense from Taiwan island. DO -10.6165/tai.2005.50(3).200