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Neotinea tridentata var. libanotica (ORCHIDACEAE), A NEW VARIETY FROM LEBANON |
| J Bot Res Vol:5 Iss:1 (2014-05-05) : 35-38 |
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ADDAM K., KEBBE I.D., BOU-HAMDAN M., HOUT K. |
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05 May 2014 Pages : 35-38 Article Id : BIA0002230 Views : 1026 Downloads : 1096 |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0976-9889.5.1.35-38 |
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A new variety, Neotinea tridentata var. libanotica K. Addam & M. Bou-Hamdan, from Lebanon is described and illustrated. Morphologically this variety is close to Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M. Bateman, A.M. Pridgeon & M.W. Chase, Neotinea tridentata subsp. conica (Willd.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, but differ in floral details, such as: 3 to 4 basal scale leaves, inflorescence is ovoid to elongate, the parianth segments are not curved and don’t form a helmet (hood) and are widely opened, the angle formed between the lateral and dorsal sepals is 90° bisected by the petals forming two equal 45° angles, the angles formed between the two sepals varies from 180°-160°, the lip pendent or projecting forward at an angle of 65°.
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