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Gastrochilus gongshanensis was, until recently, only known from the poorly preserved type specimen and because the protologue is deficient in several respects, the delimitation of this species has been difficult to interpret. During a recent field survey, fresh specimens of this species were collected which allow us to elucidate its key characters.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China grant no. 31500164 and Y4ZK111B01 to Q. Liu. We are grateful to Y. P. Wu, Y. L. Li, T. P. Lin, L. V. Averyanov and H. A. Pedersen for making literature available. We also thank Prof. K. Roque and reviewers for giving important and precious suggestions to the manuscript.
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Liu, Q., Kumar, P. & Gao, JY. Notes on Gastrochilus gongshanensis (Orchidaceae). Kew Bull 74, 21 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-019-9808-3
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