Gastrochilus kadooriei
Appearance
Gastrochilus kadooriei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Gastrochilus |
Species: | G. kadooriei
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Binomial name | |
Gastrochilus kadooriei Kumar, S.W.Gale, Kocyan, G.A.Fisch. & Aver.
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Gastrochilus kadooriei is a species of Gastrochilus. published in the journal Phytotaxa on 4 April 2014. This species is endemic to Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot and distributed in China, Laos and Vietnam. This was recently discovered in Hong Kong and has been named after Sir Horace Kadoorie.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Kumar, P., S.W.Gale, A.Kocyan, G.A.Fischer, L.Averyanov, R.Borosova, A.Bhattacharjee, J.-H.Li & K.S.Pang. 2014. Gastrochilus kadooriei (Orchidaceae), a new species from Hong Kong, with notes on allied taxa in section Microphyllae found in the region. Phytotaxa 164 (2): 091–103.