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Micropera tibetica sp. nov. (Orchidaceae) from southeastern Tibet, China
Author(s) -
Lai YangJun,
Jin XiaoHua
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01508.x
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , sepal , biology , botany , apex (geometry) , china , taxonomy (biology) , stamen , geography , archaeology , pollen
A new species of Orchidaceae, Micropera tibetica from Medog County, Tibet, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to M. mannii , from which it differs by having creamy white flowers, not twisted column, strongly oblique lateral sepals with emarginated apex, and very small lateral lobes of the lip.