New and noteworthy orchids (Orchidaceae) discovered in Langbiang Plateau, southern Vietnam

Tian-Chuan Hsu, Cheng-Wei Chen, Hsin-Chieh Hung, Nguyen Khanh Trinh Tram, Quang Cuong Truong, Hong Truong Luu, Chia-Wei Li

Published on: 17 April 2020
DOI: 10.6165/tai.2020.65.237

http://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract.php…

Taiwania 2020 vol.65 no.2 pp.237-248

Abstract
Recent field expeditions in Langbiang Plateau of southern Vietnam resulted in new data for the orchid flora of Vietnam. Two new species (Nervilia pubilabia and Panisea sagittata), two new national records (Cheirostylis tortilacinia and Goodyera eticulata) and the rediscovery of a supposedly extinct species (Liparis nana) are reported, and background data about their morphology, biogeography, ecology, conservation and taxonomy are also provided.

Key words: Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park, Indochina, new records, new species, rediscovered species, Orchidaceae, taxonomy