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Issue: Vol. 308 No. 1: 2 June 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-06-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.308.1.13
Page range: 131–136
Abstract views: 22
PDF downloaded: 1

Platanthera australis, a new species of Orchidaceae from southern China

College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China.
College of Life Sciences, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha. 410004, China.
School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China.
Orchid taxonomy Hunan Province Nanling Mountains Monocots

Abstract

A new orchid species Platanthera australis is described and illustrated from Hunan Province in southern China. A detailed description, line drawings, colour photographs and a distribution map are provided, together with notes on conservation status and comparisons with allied species.