Corybas boholensis (Orchidaceae): A New Jewel Orchid Species from Bohol Island, Central Visayas, Philippines

Creator

Danilo N. Tandang, National Taiwan Normal University
Tomas Reyes, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante, Philippine Taxonomic Initiative, Inc
John Rey C. Callado, National Museum of the Philippines
Edwin R. Tadiosa, Bulacan State University
Esperanza Maribel Agoo, De La Salle University-Manila
Stephanie P. Lyon, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Abstract

Copyright © 2020 Magnolia Press. A new, critically endangered jewel orchid species, Corybas boholensis, is described and illustrated from forest over limestone on Bohol Island, Philippines. This diminutive species, belonging to the C. pictus complex, is distinct in having a deep red flower and a truncate, warty dorsal sepal with 9-11 veins at its widest point near the apex. This is the fifth species of Corybas recorded for the Philippines.

Source or Periodical Title

Phytotaxa

ISSN

11793155

Page

261-268

Document Type

Article

Subject

Acianthinae, Diurideae, Karst, Malesia, Micro-endemic, Taxonomy

Recommended Citation

Tandang, Danilo N.; Reyes, Tomas; Bustamante, Rene Alfred Anton; Callado, John Rey C.; Tadiosa, Edwin R.; Agoo, Esperanza Maribel; and Lyon, Stephanie P., "Corybas boholensis (Orchidaceae): A New Jewel Orchid Species from Bohol Island, Central Visayas, Philippines" (2021). Journal Article. 125.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/journal-articles/125