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Issue: Vol. 336 No. 1: 26 January 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-01-26
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.336.1.6
Page range: 82–88
Abstract views: 50
PDF downloaded: 57

Flora of Nam Kading National Protected Area IV: Two new species of Annonaceae, Monoon namkadingense and Neo-uvaria laosensis

Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
Faculty of Forest Science, National University of Laos, Dongdok campus, P.O.Box 7322, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
DNA barcoding flora Indochina Magnoliales taxonomy Magnoliids

Abstract

Two new species of Annonaceae, Monoon namkadingense and Neo-uvaria laosensis, from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Bolikhamxay Province, Central Laos, are described and illustrated. DNA barcodes of rbcL and matK, vernacular name and primary conservation assessment are also provided. Both species are considered to be endemic to this area and categorized as Endangered (EN). The distribution of Neo-uvaria laosensis represents northern limit of distribution range for the genus.