Tuesday, November 15, 2022

[Botany • 2022] Didymoplexis gibbosa (Orchidaceae: Gastrodiinae: Gastrodieae) • A New Mycoheterotrophic Species from southern Vietnam


Didymoplexis gibbosa Aver. & Nuraliev, 

in Averyanov, Maisak,  Lyskov, ... et Nuraliev, 2022. 

Abstract
The paper presents a description of a new species, Didymoplexis gibbosa (Gastrodiinae, Gastrodieae) discovered recently in southern Vietnam. This is the fifth species of the genus reported from Vietnam. The new species is most similar to the widely distributed D. pallens. Description of the discovered species is accompanied with data on ecology, phenology and distribution, estimated IUCN Red List status, studied specimens, brief taxonomic notes and illustrations.

Keywords: achlorophyllous plants, endemism, flora, orchids, Quang Nam Province, plant diversity, plant taxonomy, Monocots


 
Didymoplexis gibbosa Aver. & Nuraliev, 

Etymology:—The specific epithet refers to the fleshy gibbously recurved disc of the flower lip.

  
Leonid V. Averyanov, Tatiana V. Maisak, Dmitry F. Lyskov , Andrey N. Kuznetsov, Svetlana P. Kuznetsova and Maxim S. Nuraliev. 2022. Didymoplexis gibbosa (Orchidaceae), A New Mycoheterotrophic Species from southern Vietnam. Phytotaxa. 556(2); 207-212. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.556.2.11

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