Dilochia deleoniae

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Dilochia deleoniae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Genus: Dilochia
Species:
D. deleoniae
Binomial name
Dilochia deleoniae
D.Tandang & J.Galindon

Dilochia deleoniae is a species of orchid endemic on Mindanao island in the Philippines. It is the third species of Dilochia known from the Philippines.

Dilochia deleoniae was discovered in 2016 by Danilo Tandang, it was described in 2020 with the help from researchers from the National Museum of the Philippines, the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) and the Philippine Taxonomic Initiative (PTI). The research was led by D. Tandang, J. Galindon, E. Tadiosa, F. Coritico, V. Amoroso, N. Lagunday, R. Bustam., D. Penneys, and P. Fritsch. [1]

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References

  1. Tandang, Danilo N.; Galindon, John Michael M.; Tadiosa, Edwin R.; Coritico, Fulgent P.; Amoroso, Victor B.; Lagunday, Noel E.; Bustamante, Rene Alfred Anton; Penneys, Darin S.; Fritsch, Peter W. (2020). "Dilochia deleoniae (Orchidaceae), a new species from Mindanao, Philippines". PhytoKeys (139): 91–97. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.139.46935 . PMC   7024969 . PMID   32095100.