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DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.538.3.5
Submitted: 2022-03-08
Published: 2022-03-08

Cymbidium purpureisepalum (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular data

College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape and Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China
Yunnan Province Chinese orchids Cymbidium Cymbidium subgenus Jensoa Monocots

Abstract

A new orchid species, Cymbidium purpureisepalum, from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. Detailed comparison of the newly discovered orchid with other members of Cymbidium indicated the new orchid is distinct from all other recognised species in Cymbidium. Molecular analyses based on nuclear (nrITS) and plastid DNA (matK) sequence data also support the status of C. purpureisepalum as a new species, which is sister to C. tortisepalum and C. serratum.

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