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| Cymbidium xichouense X.Y.Xu, C.C.Ding & S.R.Lan G. Flower of C. qiubeiense. in Xu, Ding, Hu, ... et Lan, 2021. |
Abstract
A new species of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae), Cymbidium xichouense, from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological evidence and molecular analyses. The new orchid is morphologically similar to C. qinbeiense, but it has several morphological features that distinguish it from C. qiubeinense and all other recognized species in Cymbidium. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear (ITS) and plastid DNA (matK) were conducted, and the results also supported the status of C. xichouense as a new species, which is sister to C. qiubeiense.
Keywords: Cymbidium, Chinese orchids, Cymbidieae, Cymbidiinae, Cymbidium section Jensoa, Cymbidium xichouense, orchids of Yunnan, Monocots
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| FIGURE 2. Cymbidium xichouense. A. Habit. B. Base of inflorescence. C. Floral morphology. D. Flower, front view. E. Flower, side view. F. Lip and column, side view. G. Flower of C. qiubeiense. |
Cymbidium xichouense X.Y.Xu, C.C.Ding & S.R.Lan sp. nov.
(西畴兰)
Etymology:— Referring to the area in Yunnan Province where the species was found, derived from the Chinese Xichou.
Xinyu Xu, Chang-Chun Ding, Wenqi Hu, Xia Yu, Yu Zheng, Diyang Zhang, Xingyu Liao, Xuedie Liu, Zhong-Jian Liu and Siren Lan. 2021. Cymbidium xichouense (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), A New Species from China: Evidence from Morphological and Molecular Data. Phytotaxa. 484(3); 291-297. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.484.3.4
