First record of the mycoheterotrophic orchid Gastrodia fontinalis (Orchidaceae) from Takeshima Island, the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

We found Gastrodia fontinalis T. P. Lin in a bamboo forest from Takeshima Island, which is the northernmost island of the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. This species is apparently rare and was previously considered to be an endemic Taiwanese species. Because there are a few minor differences between the o...

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Main Authors: Kenji Suetsugu, Hidetaka Umata, Masatsugu Yokota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Taiwan University 2014-12-01
Series:Taiwania
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Online Access:http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1387