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Issue: Vol. 280 No. 2: 19 October 2016
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2016-10-19
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.280.2.10
Page range: 195–199
Abstract views: 39
PDF downloaded: 31

Hanguana thailandica (Hanguanaceae): a new peat swamp forest species from Thailand

Theoretical Ecology & Modelling Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543. ConservationLinks, 433 Clementi Avenue 3, #01-258, Singapore 120433. Rimba, 18E KampungBasung, Kuala Berang 21700, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Theoretical Ecology & Modelling Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543.
The Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61, Phahonyothin Road, Ladyao Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
The Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61, Phahonyothin Road, LadyaoChatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
The Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61, Phahonyothin Road, LadyaoChatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (IBEC), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Commelinales IUCN Peat swamp forest Peninsular Thailand Trang Monocots

Abstract

A new species of Hanguana (Hanguanaceae), H. thailandica, is described and illustrated from Trang province, Peninsular Thailand. This is the second Hanguana species recorded in Thailand, along with the widespread helophytic H. malayana. The species is morphologically similar to Hanguana exultans and H. nitens found in swamp forests habitats in southern Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. The conservation status of this species is accessed as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List Category and Criteria.