Plant Diversity ›› 2006, Vol. 01 ›› Issue (01): 13-14.

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Cymbidium quinquelobum, A New Species of Orchidaceae from Yunnan

 LIU  Zhong-Jian-1, CHEN  Xin-Qi-2,  Ru-Zheng-Zhong-1   

  1. 1 Shenzhen City Wut ongshan Nurseries, Shenzhen 518114, China; 2 Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany ,
    Institut e of Botany, ChineseAcademy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
  • Online:2006-02-25 Published:2014-01-14

Abstract:

Cymbidium quinquelobum, a new orchid from Yunnan, is described and illustrated. It is akin to Cymbidium wenshanense Y. S. Wu et F. Y. Liu, from which it differs by having a 5- lobed lip that is fused at base to the basal margins of the column forming a tube 8- 10 mm long .

Key words: Cymbidium quinguelobum , New species, Yunnan

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