中国叉柱兰属(兰科)一新记录种--匍匐叉柱兰

Cheirostylis serpens Aver.,a newly recorded species of Orchidaceae from China

报道中国兰科叉柱兰属一新记录种——匍匐叉柱兰(Cheirostylis serpens Aver.)。该种以附生小草本,茎匍匐状,叶无柄,唇瓣白色,及向内卷缩的肉质边缘增生将唇瓣分为明显的上下两个唇而与其他种类相区别。

Cheirostylis serpens Aver.,a newly recorded species of Cheirostylis from China is reported.This species is epiphytic dwarf plant with miniature tiny rootless creeping stem and short ascending leafless inflorescence,stem creeping and the leaves without petiole,the lip is white,distinctly separated into hypochile and epichile by the constriction of very fleshy swollen margins.That is so easy to distinguish with other species.