Thursday, April 2, 2015

[Botany • 2015] Miguelia cruenta • Review of the Genus Miguelia (Orchidaceae) with A New Species from southern Vietnam


Miguelia cruenta Aver. et Vuong


ABSTRACT
This review of the genus Miguelia Aver. includes a brief characterization of the genus, a key for species identification, appropriate taxonomic citation and synonyms for each species, and notes on ecology, phenology and distribution. Miguelia cruenta, discovered in southern Vietnam, is described and illustrated as a new species. The tentative relationship of the newly discovered species is briefly discussed. 

KEY WORDS: Miguelia, Miguelia cruenta, Orchidaceae, new species, plant diversity, plant taxonomy, Vietnam


 Leonid V. Averyanov and Truong Ba Vuong. 2015. Review of the Genus Miguelia (Orchidaceae) with A New Species, M. cruenta, from southern Vietnam.
Taiwania. 60(1):33‒38 DOI: 10.6165/tai.2015.60.33