Neotinea tridentata var. libanotica (ORCHIDACEAE), A NEW VARIETY FROM LEBANON

ADDAM K.¹*, KEBBE I.D.², BOU-HAMDAN M.³, HOUT K.^4
1Environmental club, Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon (AUL), Beirut, Lebanon.
²Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Global University, Beirut, Lebanon.
³P.O. Box 14-5084, Beirut 2021-1904, Lebanon.
⁴Department of Postgraduate Studies & Scientific Research, Global University, Beirut, Lebanon.
* Corresponding Author : draddam@hotmail.com

Received : 16-04-2014     Accepted : 02-05-2014     Published : 05-05-2014
Volume : 5     Issue : 1       Pages : 35 - 38
J Bot Res 5.1 (2014):35-38
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0976-9889.5.1.35-38

Keywords : Three-toothed orchid, Lebanon, Middle East, taxonomy
Conflict of Interest : None declared

A new variety, Neotinea tridentata var. libanotica K. Addam & M. Bou-Hamdan, from Lebanon is described and illustrated. Morphologically this variety is close to Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M. Bateman, A.M. Pridgeon & M.W. Chase, Neotinea tridentata subsp. conica (Willd.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, but differ in floral details, such as: 3 to 4 basal scale leaves, inflorescence is ovoid to elongate, the parianth segments are not curved and don’t form a helmet (hood) and are widely opened, the angle formed between the lateral and dorsal sepals is 90° bisected by the petals forming two equal 45° angles, the angles formed between the two sepals varies from 180°-160°, the lip pendent or projecting forward at an angle of 65°.

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