Neottia wuyishanensis (Orchidaceae: Neottieae), a new species from Fujian, China

Abstract

A new species, Neottia wuyishanensis (Neottieae, Orchidaceae), is described and illustrated from Wuyishan, Fujian, eastern China, based on morphological characters and molecular data. Molecular phylogenetics indicate that N. wuyishanensis is nested within the clade formed by Neottia fugongensis and Neottia nujiangensis . Morphologically, N. wuyishanensis is similar to N. fugongensis and N. pseudonipponica , but differs from them by having indistinct auricles at the base, and in the shape and size of lobelets.

Neottia bifidus (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Neottieae), a new mycoheterotrophic species from Guizhou, China

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“…There are 52 species and one variation of Neottia in China, amongst which 14 species are mycoheterotrophic ( https://powo.science.kew.org , Mu et al 2017 ; Chen and Jin 2021 ). During our fieldwork in the Maolan National Nature Reserve, Libo County, Guizhou Province, China in 2021, an unknown species of mycoheterotrophic Neottia was found in the evergreen broad-leaved forest.…”

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