Newly recorded species: Spiranthes hongkongensis (2014)

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Spiranthes hongkongensis (Orchidaceae): Newly recorded from Taiwan

Abstract

Spiranthes hongkongensis (Orchidaceae), previously thought as an endemic species of Hong Kong, is newly recorded in northern Taiwan. This species is closely related to S. sinensis but is distinguishable by having glandular pubescent rachis, floral bracts, ovary and sepals, whitish flowers, and distinctly 3-lobed stigma.

本文報導香港綬草 Spiranthes hongkongensis 新紀錄於台灣北部。香港綬草原被認為是香港特有種，其形態與綬草 S. sinensis 十分接近，但藉由花序軸、花苞片、子房及花萼均被腺毛，花白色，柱頭明顯三裂等特徵可明確區辨。

To do

1. 新增物種香港綬草(Spiranthes hongkongensis)

References

鐘詩文 、許天銓 (2014) Spiranthes hongkongensis (Orchidaceae): Newly recorded from Taiwan。臺灣生物多樣性研究 16(4):399–404 weblink pdf