The taxonomic identities of Pholidota wenshanica and P. subcalceata (Orchidaceae, Coelogyninae)

Lin Li; Min Qin; Wan-Yao Wang; Song-Jun Zeng; Guo-Qiang Zhang; Zhong-Jian Liu

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.136.46705

The taxonomic identities of Pholidota wenshanica and P. subcalceata (Orchidaceae, Coelogyninae)

PhytoKeys. 2019 Dec 19:136:97-106. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.136.46705. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Lin Li¹, Min Qin^{1

2}, Wan-Yao Wang³, Song-Jun Zeng¹, Guo-Qiang Zhang⁴, Zhong-Jian Liu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China.
² University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
³ Hangzhou Heyi Gene Technology Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 310000, China Hangzhou Heyi Gene Technology Co. Ltd. Hangzhou China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The National Orchid Conservation Center of China and The Orchid Conservation and Research Center of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518114, China Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fuzhou China.
⁵ Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350001, China The National Orchid Conservation Center of China Shenzhen China.

Abstract

P. wenshanica S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi and P. subcalceata Gagnep. have long been recognized as synonyms of P. leveilleana Schltr. In the present study, detailed morphological comparisons suggest that specimens referred to as P. wenshanica and P. subcalceata differ significantly in both vegetative and floral characters from those of P. leveilleana. Here we resurrect P. wenshanica and P. subcalceata as independent species. Key diagnostic characters essential for delineating identities of these species are presented.

Keywords: China; Vietnam; emended description; orchid taxonomy.

Lin Li, Ming Qin, Wan-Yao Wang, Song-Jun Zeng, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Zhong-Jian Liu.