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Oberonia manipurensis sp. nov. (Orchidaceae) from Manipur, India
Author(s) -
Chowlu Krishna,
Devi Yumnam Nanda,
Rao Abbareddy Nageswara,
Angela Nengpilhing,
Bishwajit Sharma Hidangmayum,
Akimpou Goimei
Publication year - 2015
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/njb.00591
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , bract , biology , inflorescence , petal , botany , stamen , pollen
A new species Oberonia manipurensis Chowlu, Nanda, A. N. Rao, Angela, Bishwajit & Akimpou sp. nov. (Orchidaceae) is described from Manipur, India. It is closely allied to O. pachyphylla King & Pantl. but differs in longer inflorescence, bilaterally flattened to terete leaves, entire bract, subserrate petals and anther cap with obtuse front margin. The species is described in detail and illustrated with a colour plate. The chromosome number for the species is also reported: 2n = 36.