A new species of Orchidaceae family, discovered several years ago by Prof. Hu Guangwan, curator of Herbarium of Wuhan Botanical Garden, was published on the latest issue of Phytotaxa. 

Prof. HU Guangwan discovered the new species, namely Habenaria luquanensis G. W. Hu, at a slope of Luquan County, Yunan Province in July 2009. At the first sight, its common appearance didn’t attract too much attention. However, in July 2011, Prof. HU found another population with similar morphology 10 kilometers away from the location where it was firstly detected.  

Having compared the individuals of two populations, Prof. HU found that its characters maintain stable and distinctively differ from other known species. Thus, the newly discovered plant might be a new species. In addition to sufficient literature query and repeated comparison between entities and specimens, Prof. HU confirmed it to be a new species of Habenaria.  The description of this new species was published in the latest issue of Phytotaxa entitled “Habenaria luquanensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China”. 

With devoting to resources and taxonomy research, Prof. HU discovered and described the third one new species of Orchidaceae family. All the three species, including Dendrobium wangliangii G. W. Hu, C. L. Long & X. H. Jin, Cremastra malipoensis G. W. Hu and H. luquanensis G. W. Hu, were found in Yunnan Province, indicating that it has rich types of Orchidaceae family. Furthermore, more in-depth investigations and researches are needed. 

 The comparison between H. luquanensis G. W. Hu. and its closely related species.   H. luquanensis G. W. Hu. A. Habit. B. Inflorescence. C. Leaf rosette from above. D. Leaf rosette from below. E.Flower, front view. F. Flower, lateral view. G. Leaf rosette of H. delavayi. H. Flower of H. delavayi. I. Flowers of H. finetiana. J. Habit of H. finetiana. (Image plotted by HU Guangwan)