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| Gastrodia lohitensis in Chowlu, Tsering, Ray, Rao, Pertin, Dash et Kabeer, 2024. |
Abstract
A new mycotrophic species of the genus Gastrodia (Orchidaceae), is described and illustrated from Arunachal Pradesh, India. The species is unique within the genus in having two oblong–linear calli which are parallelly arranged along the margins of the claw of the labellum, and white flowers. The new species is assessed as 'Endangered' according to the IUCN red list criteria.
Krishna Chowlu, Jambey Tsering, Ajit Ray, Abbareddy Nageswara Rao, Abing Pertin, Sudhansu Sekhar Dash and Altaf Kabeer. 2024. Gastrodia lohitensis sp. nov. (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) from India. Nordic Journal of Botany. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/njb.04556