Notes on the genus Gastrochilus (Orchidaceae) in Myanmar

By

Liu, Qiang
Zhou, Shi-Shun
Li, Ren
Tan, Yunhong
Zyaw, Myint
Xing, Xiao-ke
Gao, Jiang-Yun

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

138

Pages

113--123

Subjects

Gastrochilus , Myanmar , Orchidaceae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.138.38781

 

Abstract

Myanmar is known for its high species richness of genus Gastrochilus; however, most of them lack proper information for taxonomic revision. During four years of field investigation in Myanmar, two new distributional records were encountered, namely, G. arunachalensis and G. corymbosus and one species, i.e. G. pechei was rediscovered after its original description. The three species were not easy to interpret from the available original descriptions and types due to severely shrunk or poorly preserved specimens. Therefore, we hereby present more detailed illustrations and updated descriptions for these species, based on freshly collected materials.