Apostasia shenzhenica,A New Species of Apostasioideae(Orchidaceae) from China

This paper describes and illustrates Apostasia shenzhenica Z.J.Liu & L.J.Chen,a new orchid from South Guangdong in China.It is similar to A.ramifera and A.nipponica,from which it differs by having tuberoid-bearing roots and a staminode manifestly longer than the style and ca.1/3 in length free from it.