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Epiphytic pendulous herb. Stems clustered, rarely branched, 
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long, 
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, base cuneate, apex acute, surface glossy, with purple dots. Inflorescence corymbose, 
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long, with a tiny bract; bracts deltoid, 0.6–0.7× 
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; pedicle and ovary yellow-green with purple spots, 
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long. Flowers yellow-green, with purple blotches, 
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tall, 
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wide, lips reddish purple with yellow-whiteness. Dorsal sepal oblong-elliptic, concave, 4.0– 
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× 2.5–3.0 mm, apex obtuse; lateral sepal similar to dorsal sepal; petals sub-obovate, 4.0– 
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× 2.0– 
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, apex acute. Lip with distinct partition between a flat epichile and a saccate hypochile; epichile semiorbicular, 2.0–2.5 × 4.0– 
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, apex obtuse, whitish with purple dots, densely ciliate on upper surface, central cushion greenish, adaxially covered with dense white long hair; hypochile subconical, 2.5– 3.0 mm tall, 2.0– 
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in diam., purple with reddish speckles, acute at bottom, glabrous on both surfaces. Column stout, ca. 
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long, 
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wide; rostellum forked at apex; anther cap galeate with curved emarginate apex, ca. 1.0 × 
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; pollinarium ca. 
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long; pollinia 2, ca. 
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in diam.; stipe elongate, ca. 
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A. Flowering habits. B–C. Flower (B, side view; C, front view). D–E. Lip and column (D, side view; E, top view). F. Bract. G. Dorsal sepal. H. Petal. I. Lateral sepal. J–K. Anther cap (J, bottom view; K, top view). L. Pollinarium.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[136,253,1970,1992]" pageId="2" pageNumber="55">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Photographs of 
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[136,254,922,944]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Distribution of 
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in Taiwan.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[136,254,1860,1882]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Photographs of 
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and related species. A. 
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. B. 
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. C. 
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. 
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. D. 
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. 
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[189,328,1929,1955]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">Etymology:</emphasis>
The specific epithet is derived from Dr. Chuan-Rong Yeh, who is an eminent plant taxonomist from 
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[189,503,2001,2027]" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">Distribution and ecology:</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[515,724,2001,2027]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="56">Gastrochilus yehii</emphasis>
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is currently only found in the mixed broadleaf-conifer forest between 
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elevation in Ren’ai Township of 
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(
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). The forest is dominated by 
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spp.
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, 
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var. 
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(Hemsl.) T. Yamaz.
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, 
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Siebold &amp; Zucc.
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, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Machilus pseudolongifolia</emphasis>
Hayata
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, 
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<emphasis box="[416,646,195,220]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Litsea morrisonensis</emphasis>
Hayata
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis box="[738,906,194,221]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Acer rubescens</emphasis>
Hayata
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis box="[997,1186,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Fatsia polycarpa</emphasis>
Hayata
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Daphniphyllum himalense</emphasis>
Blume subsp. 
<emphasis box="[421,568,230,256]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">macropodum</emphasis>
(Miq.) Huang
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName authority="Hayata" authorityName="Hayata" box="[747,1039,231,257]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Pinus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="4" pageNumber="57" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="taiwanensis">
<emphasis box="[747,951,231,256]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Pinus taiwanensis</emphasis>
Hayata
</taxonomicName>
and planted 
<taxonomicName authority="Hayata." authorityName="Hayata." class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Cunninghamia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="4" pageNumber="57" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="konishii">
<emphasis box="[1188,1452,230,256]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Cunninghamia konishii</emphasis>
Hayata.
</taxonomicName>
The new species is epiphytic on the large trunks and branches of forest trees. Flowering occurs from August to October.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[189,436,338,364]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Conservation status:</emphasis>
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The new species 
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<emphasis box="[633,837,338,364]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Gastrochilus yehii</emphasis>
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is known from 
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locality, 
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, 
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, 
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. 
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far only 50 mature individuals have been recorded. 
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of occurrence is about 
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and area of occupancy is about 
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. 
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, the most wildlife orchids are still under threat of illegal wild collection. 
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on its limited range of distribution and number of mature individuals, it is provisionally assessed as critically endangered (
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) according to the criteria of the 
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guidelines (
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of the 
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Red List of 
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Plants 2017
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; 
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for 
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the 
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<collectingMunicipality box="[495,717,518,544]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Red List Categories</collectingMunicipality>
and 
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2022)
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.
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<paragraph blockId="4.[136,1452,158,977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis bold="true" box="[189,504,554,580]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Similar species discussion:</emphasis>
Despite its similarity to other members of the 
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<emphasis box="[1021,1165,554,580]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Gastrochilus</emphasis>
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alliance in terms of gross floral and leaf morphology, 
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<emphasis box="[463,671,590,616]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">Gastrochilus yehii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is readily distinguished by the features of its lip. Morphologically, it shows a close affinity to 
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<emphasis box="[446,561,626,653]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">G. ciliaris</emphasis>
F. Maek.
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName authority="T. C. Hsu, S. I. Hsieh, J. H. Wu &amp; H. C. Hung" authorityName="T. C. Hsu, S. I. Hsieh, J. H. Wu &amp; H. C. Hung" box="[685,1366,626,653]" class="Liliopsida" family="Orchidaceae" genus="Gastrochilus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="4" pageNumber="57" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="deltoglossus">
<emphasis box="[685,859,626,653]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">G. deltoglossus</emphasis>
T.C. Hsu, S.I. Hsieh, J.H. Wu &amp; H.C. Hung
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">G. raraensis</emphasis>
Fukuy
</taxonomicName>
(
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). Based on the essential features, 
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<emphasis box="[806,949,663,689]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">G. raraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, an endemic species in 
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, is the most similar species to 
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<emphasis box="[338,358,699,725]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">G</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis box="[373,427,698,724]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">yehii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but the former can be differentiated by its pale green to yellowish lip, and longer (ca. 
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) distinctly-curved-forward conic-cylindrical hypochile with blue spots (
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; 
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; 
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; 
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; 
<bibRefCitation author="Chen, X. &amp; Liu, Z. &amp; Zhu, G. &amp; Lang, K. Y. &amp; Luo, Y. B. &amp; Jin, X. &amp; Cribb, P. J. &amp; Wood, J. J. &amp; Gale, S. W. &amp; Ormerod, P. &amp; Vermeulen, J. J. &amp; Wood, H. P. &amp; Clayton, D. &amp; Bell, A." box="[387,581,770,796]" pageId="4" pageNumber="57" pagination="1 - 506" refId="ref2226" refString="Chen, X., Liu, Z., Zhu, G., Lang, K. Y., Luo, Y. B., Jin, X., Cribb, P. J., Wood, J. J., Gale, S. W., Ormerod, P., Vermeulen, J. J., Wood, H. P., Clayton, D. &amp; Bell, A. (2009) Orchidaceae. In: Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P. H. &amp; Hong, D. Y. (eds.) Flora of China, Vol. 25 (Orchidaceae). Science Press. Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, pp. 1 - 506." type="book chapter" year="2009">
Chen 
<emphasis box="[455,513,770,796]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">et al.</emphasis>
2009
</bibRefCitation>
; 
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Hsu 
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2018
</bibRefCitation>
). Furthermore, 
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<emphasis box="[952,1127,770,797]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">G. deltoglossus</emphasis>
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, another endemic species in 
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, is resemblant to 
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<emphasis box="[423,443,807,833]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">G</emphasis>
. 
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in plant habit and hypochile shape, but differs in flower color and has a narrower triangular epichile (2.0–2.5 × 3.0– 
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) adaxially covered with short hair (
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Hsu 
<emphasis box="[1054,1110,842,868]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">et al.</emphasis>
2018
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). In addition, 
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<emphasis box="[1331,1444,842,869]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="57">G. ciliaris</emphasis>
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, recorded from 
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and 
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, can be clearly distinguished by its yellow-green lip, shorter (
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tall) semispherical hypochile and narrower (
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in diam.) semiorbicular epichile (
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). The morphological characters between the four species listed above are compared in 
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