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Cheirostylis monteiroi
S. Y. Hu & Barretto
This orchid is named for F. M. Monteiro who transplanted
the species to Gloria Barretto's garden. That plant died. Later,
Clibborn-Dyer collected the material here cited as the holotype,
from the same locality. U. A On's collection in the Hongkong
Herbarium was originally identified as Cheirostylis flabellata
Wight, an epithet for a species in India, which does not occur
in Hongkong. This specimen has glabrous leaves, a slightly hairy
scape, and glabrous ovary and calyx. It has past the flowering
period and the lips of the flowers have withered. One detached
fragment shows the lip being fringed, but the segments are broken.
New Species
Found in Hong Kong by our team
(A section added to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of The
Chinese University of Hong Kong)
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