Appendicula lucbanensis (Orchidaceae): A Newly Recorded Orchid in Taiwan

多枝竹節蘭（蘭科）：台灣新紀錄蘭花

ppendicula lucbanensis (Ames) Ames (Orchidaceae), an epiphytic orchid previously known only from the Philippines, is newly recorded in southern Taiwan. A. lucbanensis is easily distinguished from other known Appendicula species in Taiwan by having frequently branched stems, 2-4 cm long infl orescences, loosely arranged fl owers, and fl owers with ca. 4 mm long mentum. 本文報導台灣南部發現的新紀錄附生蘭花多枝竹節蘭（Appendicula lucbanensis(Ames) Ames）。本種以往僅紀錄於菲律賓群島，由莖多分枝，花序長達2-4 cm，花朵疏鬆排列，以及花具有長約4 mm之頦等特徵易與台灣其它竹節蘭屬植物區辨。