夏凤兰——云南兰科一新种(英文)

Cymbidium aestivum,A New Species of Orchidaceae from Yunnan

对兰科新种夏凤兰CymbidiumaestivumZ.J.LiuetS.C.Chen作了描述与绘图。此新种与冬凤兰Cymbidi-umdayanumRchb.f.相近,但花大,萼片长4.2～4.8cm;萼片与花瓣呈淡紫褐色;花苞片披针形,长1～1.5cm;唇瓣中裂片长度约为其全长的3/5,故甚易区别于冬凤兰。

Cymbidium aestivum Z.J.Liu et S.C.Chen,a new species of Orchidaceae from southern Yunnan,is described and illustrated.The new species is akin to Cymbidium dayanum Rchb.f.,from which it differs by the larger flowers with sepals 4.2-4.8 cm long,pale purple-brown sepals and petals,lanceolate bracts 1-1.5 cm long and a long mid-lobe equaling 3/5 the length of the lip.