Open AccessThrixspermum patkaiensis sp. nov. (Vandeae: Aeridinae) from Assam, northeast India
Author(s) -
Khyanjeet Gogoi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
lankesteriana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2215-2067
pISSN - 1409-3871
DOI - 10.15517/lank.v22i1.50589
Subject(s) - inflorescence , evergreen forest , evergreen , biology , botany , national park , geography , ecology
A new species of orchid, Thrixspermum patkaiensis from the tropical evergreen forest in Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam, India, is described. It is morphologically similar to T. musciflorum and T. formosanum but distinct from these species by the inflorescence 12–18 cm long; the lip with purplish bands and glandular hairy both side of the side lobes and the epichile forming a rim of glandular hairs.