Agapetes Lihengiana: New Epiphytic Evergreen Shrub Has Been Found During Floristic Exploration in Yunnan, China

During a floristic exploration of Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province from 2021 to 2023, researchers from the Xisuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) came across an interesting species of Agapetes. After a detailed study of the morphological characters of the material and similar species, the researchers confirmed that the plant was a new species to science.

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