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| Cymbidium codonanthum Yuting Jiang, L.Ma & S.Chen in Jiang, Ma, Lin, ... et Chen, 2020. 钟花兰 || DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.453.3.9 Photographs by Bin Liu. |
Abstract
A new orchid species, Cymbidium codonanthum, from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. A detailed comparison between the newly discovered orchid and other members of Cymbidium was performed. The new plant what is similar to C. cochleare, but it is characterized by several morphological features that distinguish it from the latter as well as all other known species of Cymbidium. A molecular study based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid matK and rbcL DNA sequence data indicates that C. codonanthum is genetically distinct from other species and a member of Cymbidium section Cyperochis.
Keywords: Monocots, Chinese orchid flora, Cymbidium section Cyperochis, molecular phylogenetics, Yunnan China.
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| FIGURE 4. Cymbidium codonanthum. a. flowering plant. B. flower, front view. C. flower, front view. D. flower, side view. e. flower, magnified to show small midlobe of the lip. Photographs by Bin Liu. |
Cymbidium codonanthum Yuting Jiang, L.Ma & S.Chen, sp. nov.
(钟花兰)
Etymology:— In reference to the bell-shaped flower, from the greek kodon (bell) and cheilos (lip).
Yuting Jiang, Liang Ma, Ruqiang Lin, Yuanfang Xiong, Shuzhen Jiang, Bin Liu, Zhong-Jian Liu, Shipin Chen. 2020. Cymbidium codonanthum (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Cymbidiinae), A New Species from China: Evidence from Morphological and Molecular Analyses. Phytotaxa. 453(3); 275–283. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.453.3.9
