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Ania ruybarrettoi S.
Y. Hu & Barretto
This orchid is named for Ruy Barretto who discovered and
transplanted it in April, 1968. In 1969 it flowered in his garden
and a specimen was sent to Kew for identification. The reply
stated that it was Tainia virdifusca (Hook.) Bentham.
After reviewing the literature on T. viridifusca and
from a careful study of living and preserved material of our
species we feel that they are related but not identical. Ania
ruybarrettoi is closely related both to Ania hongkongensis
(Rolfe) Tang & Wang and A. viridifusca (Hook.)
Tang & Wang. It differs from the first species in that its
flowers are much larger, with the lip 3-lobed, and with the
apices of the lateral lobes distinctly ovate, 4-5 mm. long,
the column 12-13 mm. long, the petals 2.7-3.5 cm. long, the
spur not bilobed, and the restellum projected forward into a
rounded lobe.
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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