Open Access<p align="left">Gastrodia kuroshimensis (Orchidaceae), a new mycoheterotrophic and complete cleistogamous plant from Japan
Author(s) -
Kenji Suetsugu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
phytotaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1179-3163
pISSN - 1179-3155
DOI - 10.11646/phytotaxa.278.3.6
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , perianth , biology , botany , column (typography) , stamen , pollen , structural engineering , connection (principal bundle) , engineering
A new species, Gastrodia kuroshimensis (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Gastrodieae), from Kuroshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, is described and illustrated. The outlined floral morphology indicates a close affinity to G. fontinalis, but it is easily distinguished by several characteristics, such as the cleistogamous floral condition, smaller perianth tube size and the anther cap joined with the column.