Chiloschista shanica

Chiloschista shanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Chiloschista
Sectio: Chiloschista sect. Chiloschista
Species: Chiloschista shanica

Name

Chiloschista shanica Wojtas, C.Bandara & Kumar, Phytotaxa 612(1): 58 (2023).

• Type locality: Myanmar. Taunggyi District.
• Holotype: 15-January-2023, K.P.Wojtas KPW230115-1 ex cult., HEID, HEID207662.
• Isotype: K.P.Wojtas KPW230114-1, KPW230122-1, KPW230212-1, KPW230224-1, ex cult., HEID, HEID207661, HEID207663, HEID207664, HEID207665.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wojtas, K.P., Bandara, C. & Kumar, P. 2023. A new species of Chiloschista (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae) from Myanmar. Phytotaxa 612(1): 57–66. DOI: 10.11646/PHYTOTAXA.612.1.4

Additional references

• Tun, N. (2014). Wild Orchids of Myanmar. Green Leaf Publishing House. Myanmar, Yangon, 97 pp.
  
• Kurzweil & Lwin, S. (2014). A Guide to Orchids of Myanmar. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 196 pp.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Chiloschista shanica. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2023.
• Zenodo: Diagnosis and descripton of Chiloschista shanica.
• Zenodo: FIGURE 1. Chiloschista shanica.
• Zenodo: FIGURE 2. Chiloschista shanica.
• Zenodo: FIGURE 3. Drawing of Chiloschista shanica.

Vernacular names

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