Pseuderia samarana (Orchidaceae), a new species and genus record from the Philippines

10.6165/tai.2019.64.353

Zhereeleen D. MENESES；James Edward COOTES

Eriinae ； Orchidaceae ； Philippines ； Podochileae ； Pseuderia samarana ； Samar Island

TAIWANIA

64卷4期（2019 / 12 / 01）

353 - 356

英文

A new species of orchid, Pseuderia samarana Z.D. Meneses & Cootes (Orchidaceae: Podochileae, Eriinae) from Samar Island, Philippines is described and illustrated. This is also a new generic record for the country. It is distinguished from other known species by the combination of the following characters: relatively smaller lanceolate leaves, minutely cuspidate bracts, 2-flowered raceme borne on short peduncle, narrower labellum, and entire clinandrium margins. Notes on its habitat and ecology, distribution, conservation status, and comparison with other closely related New Guinean species are also presented.