Abstract
Sticholotis xiangtouensis Huang & Wang sp. nov. is described from Guangdong Province, China with detailed descriptions and illustrations. Eight other Sticholotis species from Guangdong were recorded in this study, a key to species and distribution map for the genus in Goangdong are also provided.
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