<p><strong><em>Cymbidium</em></strong><strong> <em>codonanthum</em> (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Cymbidiinae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular analyses</strong></p>

Abstract

A new orchid species, Cymbidium codonanthum, from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. A detailed comparison between the newly discovered orchid and other members of Cymbidium was performed. The new plant what is similar to C. cochleare, but it is characterized by several morphological features that distinguish it from the latter as well as all other known species of Cymbidium. A molecular study based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid matK and rbcL DNA sequence data indicates that C. codonanthum is genetically distinct from other species and a member of Cymbidium section Cyperochis.

DNA barcoding of Cymbidium by genome skimming: Call for next‐generation nuclear barcodes

“…However, these classifications are controversial in subgeneric delimitation and the number of species. In addition, some newly discovered species and subspecies are not included in the published classification system (Averyanov et al, 2018; Hu et al, 2021; Huang et al, 2017; Jiang et al, 2020; Lan et al, 2018; Peng et al, 2019; Zhang et al, 2018; Zhang et al, 2020; Zhou et al, 2020).…”