Four new orchid species from the Lengguru fold belt, West Papua, Indonesia

Lina Juswara1, André Schuiteman2, Vincent Droissart3

  • 1Herbarium Bogoriense, Botany Division, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Cibinong Science Centre, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong-Bogor, 16911, Indonesia.

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|April 16, 2016
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