Gastrochilus kadooriei

Gastrochilus kadooriei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Juss.[1]
Genus: Gastrochilus
Species: G. kadooriei
Binomial name
Gastrochilus kadooriei
Kumar, S.W.Gale, Kocyan, G.A.Fisch. & Aver.

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.[2]

References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. 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.
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