J Syst Evol ›› 2005, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (2): 181-181.

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Zeuxine flava, a newly recorded species of Orchidaceae from China

1JIN Xiao-Hua, 2QIN Hai-Ning*   

  1. 1(Kunming Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, China) 2(Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China)
  • Published:2005-03-18

Abstract: Zeuxine flava (Wall. ex Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook. f., a newly recorded species of Orchidaceae from China, is reported. This species is characterized by having flowers saffron, lip “T”-shaped, lobules of epichile squarish and not much longer than wide, and each side of sac with only one callus inside.

Key words: Zeuxine, Zeuxine flava, Orchidaceae