A new species of Bulbophyllum section Lepidorhiza (Orchidaceae) from the Bird’s Head Peninsula, Indonesian New Guinea
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Abun Tribe, Pegunungan Tambrauw, West Papua, endemic, indentification keyAbstract
A new species of Bulbophyllum from section Lepidorhiza, B. abuniorum Saputra & Schuit., is described based on specimens from the Bird’s Head Peninsula, New Guinea. A detailed morphological description and diagnosis, information on distribution and ecology, and a preliminary conservation assessment are provided. A key to the species of Bulbophyllum section Lepidorhiza in New Guinea is also presented.
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