New orchid species found in Phu Tho

A new orchid species has been found in the Xuan Son National Park located in the northern midland province of Phu Tho.
A new orchid species has been found in the Xuan Son National Park located in the northern midland province of Phu Tho.

The new orchid was discovered in a defile close to the southwestern part of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range by Japanese professor Bunzo Hayata from Tokyo Royal University during his recent botanical expedition. It is named Hayata glandulifera after him.

The orchid has bell-shaped flowers without peduncles and trunk without leaves./.

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