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| Eulophia myanmarica in Naive, Hein, Kumar & Ormerod, 2022. facebook.com: Khant Zaw Hein |
Abstract
Eulophia myanmarica, a species new to science is herein described from Monywa District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. The species superficially resembles E. andamanensis but differs significantly in having 5-veined petals and sepals, narrowly oblong dorsal sepal with acute, slightly cucullate apex, obliquely narrowly oblong-elliptic lateral sepals and obliquely triangular sidelobes of the labellum. Detailed morphological description, a colour plate, notes on phenology, distribution, and a provisional conservation assessment are provided below. With this discovery, Myanmar now holds a total number of 19 Eulophia species. Additionally, after merging the genus Geodorum under Eulophia, a new name is needed for Geodorum densiflorum, for which taxonomic notes have been provided.
Keywords: Biodiversity, conservation, Geodorum densiflorum, Myanmar Flora, terrestrial orchid, Tropical botany, Monocots
Mark Arcebal K. Naive, Khant Zaw Hein, Pankaj Kumar and Paul Ormerod. 2022. Eulophia myanmarica (Orchidaceae), A New Species from Myanmar and Notes on Geodorum densiflorum. Phytotaxa. 548(2); 288-294. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.548.2.11
