Abstract
Liparis molendinacea is related toL. deistelii and known so far only from the type locality in Kawambwa district in the Northern Province of Zambia.L. nyikana likewise is related toL. deistelii, it is distributed in E. and SW. Tanzania and in N. Malawi.L. chimanimaniensis is related toL. nervosa and known so far only from the Chimanimani Mountains in the Eastern Province of Zimbabwe.
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Williamson, G. NewLiparis species (Orchidaceae) from South Central and East Africa. Pl Syst Evol 142, 149–156 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00985895
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