J Syst Evol ›› 2006, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 178-183.DOI: 10.1360/aps050082

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Notes on some taxa of Cymbidium sect. Eburnea

1LIU Zhong-Jian, 2CHEN Sing-Chi, 1RU Zheng-Zhong   

  1. 1(Shenzhen City Wutongshan Nurseries, Shenzhen 518114, China)

    2(State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences,      Beijing 100093, China)
  • Received:2005-05-17 Published:2006-03-18

Abstract: A new species and a new variety of Orchidaceae, Cymbidium concinnum Z. J. Liu & S. C. Chen and C. eburneum var. longzhouense Z. J. Liu & S. C. Chen, are described and illustrated. Cymbidium concinnum is related to C. mastersii Griff. ex Lindl., from which it differs by having unlobed-tipped leaves, an 18- to 22-flowered inflorescence and a V-shaped, purple-red patch on the mid-lobe of the lip; C. eburneum var. longzhouense differs from typical variety mainly by having rather dense purple-red mottles on the mid-lobe and the apical parts of the side-lobes of the lip. Cymbidium maguanense is discussed taxonomically, for which a neotype is chosen here. A key is provided to six Chinese taxa of Cymbidium sect. Eburnea.

Key words: Cymbidium sect. Eburnea, Cymbidium concinnum Z. J. Liu & S. C. Chen, Cymbidium eburneum var. longzhouense Z. J. Liu & S. C. Chen, Cymbidium maguanense, new species, new variety, neotype, key.