TY -JOUR AU -Van Canh Nguyen AU -Leonid V. Averyanov AU -Tatiana V. Maisak AU -Thi Lien Thuong Nguyen AU -Van Khuong Nguyen AU -Ba Vuong Truong TI -Dendrobium parahendersonii, a new Orchid Species (Orchidaceae) from Southern Vietnam PY -2021 DA -2021-08-20 JO -Taiwania VL -66 IS -3 SP -360 EP -363 UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1770 AB -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. DO -10.6165/tai.2021.66.360