Four new orchid species from the Lengguru fold belt, West Papua, Indonesia

By

Juswara, Lina Susanti
Schuiteman, André
Droissart, Vincent

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

61

Pages

47-59

Subjects

Bulbophyllum , Dendrobium , Kaimana Regency , Kumawa Forest Reserve , limestone karst , Orchidaceae , Taeniophyllum , Triton Bay

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.61.7590

 

Abstract

Bulbophyllum leucoglossum, Dendrobium centrosepalum, Dendrobium taeniocaule, and Taeniophyllum pyriforme are here described as new species, based on herbarium specimens collected from the Lengguru fold-and-thrust belt in the West Papua Bird’s neck, Indonesian New Guinea. All four novelties were found growing in submontane forest (elevation > 1000 m a.s.l.) on limestone karst. Information concerning the distribution and habitat for these taxa is provided along with diagnostic features, line drawings, high resolution photographs, and a map of collecting localities. More field studies are required to find additional populations of these new species, in order to better characterize their habitat, ecology and conservation status.