Phalaenopsis natmataungensis
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| ( T.Yukawa , Nob.Tanaka & J.Murata ) Dalström & Ormerod |
Phalaenopsis natmataungensis is a kind from the family of orchids (Orchidaceae), named after the date the only location of its kind, the Nat Ma Taung National Park in Myanmar .
description
Vegetative characteristics
Phalaenopsis natmataungensis grows as a monopodial , perennial herbaceous plant . It mainly thrives as an epiphyte . The fleshy leaves are 5 to 7 centimeters long and 2 to 2.5 centimeters wide and elliptical-pertiform. The leaves fall off at the time of flowering and grow back again during the growth phase.
Generative characteristics
The flowering period extends from April to May. The inflorescences are about 10 centimeters long. The waxy and fragrant flowers are hermaphrodite. The mustard-colored bracts are covered with violet brown spots. The column and lip are creamy yellow.
distribution
The only specimens of Phalaenopsis natmataungensis to date have been found in Nat Ma Taung National Park, Chin State , Myanmar , at altitudes of 1700 to 2000 meters. The type specimen was found in Opho – Kyet Chan, other specimens in Kanpetlet.
Botanical history and taxonomy
The first specimens of this species were found in 2003 during an expedition to inventory the regional flora by Nobuyuki Tanaka, botanists at the Makino Botanical Garden, in Nat Ma Taung National Park. The first description of Phalaenopsis natmataungensis took place in March 2010 by Tomohisa Yukawa , Nobuyuki Tanaka and Jin Murata in Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotánica as Doritis natmataungensis . In November 2010 the new combination was made by Stig Dalström and Paul Ormerod in Orchids (West Palm Beach) to Phalaenopsis natmataungensis (T.Yukawa, Nob.Tanaka & J.Murata) Dalström & Ormerod by integrating Doritis into the genus Phalaenopsis .
literature
- Paul Ormerod, Stig Dalström: Orchids , American Orchid Society, Volume 79, 12, 2010, p. 706.
- Tomohisa Yukawa, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Jin Murata: Doritis natmataungensis (Orchidaceae), a New Species from Myanmar. In: Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica , Volume 60, Issue 3, 2010, pp. 167-170. Full text PDF document of the first description of Yukawa, Tanaka, Murata with photos and illustrations.