Gingersrus Database Taxon ID 7862Parahellenia candidaOLD NAME: Cheilocostus candidus NEW NAME: Parahellenia candida NAME CHANGE NOTES: basal white flowering new species should probably be included in the new genus Parahellenia FULL SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cheilocostus candidus Skornickova., Bomova & HD Tran STATUS : accepted CONTINENT: Asia FIELD OBSERVATIONS:(If field observations are available, you can click on the link to open in a new window.) PHOTOS:(If photos are available, you can click on the link to open in a new window.) SYNONYMS: BOTANICAL NOTES: This new species was described by the authors as part of the genus Cheilocostus, but based on its description it will probably be moved to the new genus Parahellenia. It is similar to P. tonkinensis by its inflorescence appearing at the base of the leafy shoots, but differs by its unbranched or very sparsely branched stems, densely puberulent leaf sheaths, densely puberulous lower side of lamina and cream-white flowers (compared to densely branched stems, glabrous leaf sheaths, glabrous lamina on both sides and yellow flowers with red markings on basal part of the labellum). HORTICULTURAL NOTES: ACCESSIONS:Click links (if any) to see details of individual collections.
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