Bulbophyllum kuanwuensis (Orchidaceae), a New Species in Taiwan

Bullbophyllum kuanwuensis, a new orchid species from Taiwan is described, illustrated and compared with related species. The new species belonging to section Cirrhopetalum is rare and recorded only from two localities in northern and central Taiwan. This species is related to B. albociliatum and B. electrinum, from which it differs by thick rhizome, short scape, red to orange flowers, dorsal sepal and petal margins with densely long white ciliate, and dorsal sepal 5-nerved