Liparis meihuashanensis , a new orchid species from Fujian, China: Evidence from morphological and molecular analyses

A new orchid species, Liparis meihuashanensis , from Fujian, China is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. Detailed morphological comparisons indicate that L. meihuashanensis is similar to L. auriculata and L. pauliana , but it can be distinguished from them by the shorter inflorescence, triangular floral bract, and a lip with a truncate-emarginate and mucronate apex and 2 small subconical calli on contracted base. Molecular analyses based on nuclear ITS and plastid mat K DNA sequence data support the L. meihuashanensis as a distinct species.