A new and striking <i>Spathoglottis</i> (Orchidaceae: Collabiinae), honoring Her Majesty the Queen of Bhutan

Authors

  • Nima Gyeltshen National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang, Thimphu, Bhutan
  • Kezang Tobgyel National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang, Thimphu, Bhutan
  • Stig Daltröm Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v17i3.31575

Abstract

A new, attractive and morphologically unique species of Spathoglottis is described, illustrated and compared with the most similar species. The new species is currently only known from two localities in southeastern Bhutan and differs distinctly from its closest relative, Spathoglottis hardingiana, by the glabrous pedicels, forward-curved acuminate apices of the petals, a yellow hypochile of the lip, two pairs of unequal callus “horns” and swellings, and a spirally coiled epichile of the lip, versus a densely pubescent inflorescence and pedicels, a pale purple hypochile, a single pair of erect and clavate, or“bubble-shaped”, callus swellings, and a projecting and narrowly triangular epichile of the lip for S. hardingiana. 

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Published

2017-12-15

How to Cite

Gyeltshen, N., Tobgyel, K., & Daltröm, S. (2017). A new and striking &lt;i&gt;Spathoglottis&lt;/i&gt; (Orchidaceae: Collabiinae), honoring Her Majesty the Queen of Bhutan. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v17i3.31575

Issue

2017: Lankesteriana: Volumen 17, Número 3

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