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GASTRODIA AGNICELLUS
Author(s) -
Hermans Johan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12354
Subject(s) - habit , humus , botany , biology , geography , ecology , psychology , soil water , psychotherapist
Summary The new orchid, Gastrodia agnicellus from Madagascar is described for the first time and compared with similar species from the region. Its unusual holomycotrophic habit and flowering beneath leaf humus are discussed; a full description and detailed illustration are provided.