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Type: Article
Published: 2016-05-27
Page range: 42–50
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Two new species of Callerya Endl. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) from Thailand

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Sanam Chandra Palace campaus, Nakhon Pathom 73000, Thailand
Section Ecoinformatics & Biodiversity, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University Build. 1540, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Udon Thani 41000, Thailand
Callerya chlorantha Callerya tenasserimensis Fabaceae endemic golden-brown hairs pale green flower Kanchanaburi Ratchaburi Eudicots

Abstract

Callerya chlorantha and C. tenasserimensis, here illustrated and described as new to science, are found in dry deciduous or bamboo forest in Kanchanaburi and Ratchaburi provinces in Thailand. Callerya chlorantha, characterized by having pale green flowers that are rare in the genus, grows on limestone. This species is considered as Data Deficient (DD) at this time because there are not yet sufficient data about its distribution, abundance or threats. Callerya tenasserimensis has glabrous leaves and stems and rather small, purple or maroon flowers with golden-brown hairs on the calyx and abaxial side of the standard petal. The conservation status of this species is assessed as Vulnerable (VU).