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Issue: Vol. 280 No. 3: 21 October 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-10-21
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.280.3.8
Page range: 292–296
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 1

Thismia claviformis (Thismiaceae), a new species from the Thai-Malay Peninsula

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand.
Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
achlorophyllous mycoheterotrophic Thai-Malay Peninsula Thismia claviformis Monocots

Abstract

Thismia claviformis Chantanaorr. & J. Wai, is described and illustrated as a new species from the Thai-Malay Peninsula. The new species is characterized by 1) vermiform underground parts, 2) equal perianth lobes with slender claviform appendages, 3) a perianth tube without transverse bars inside, and 4) the apex of stamen bearing two triangular lobes. A taxonomic description, illustrations of the new species and a comparison with the related species are presented.