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Issue: Vol. 372 No. 2: 12 October 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-10-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.372.2.3
Page range: 167–175
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 1

An updated taxonomy of the genus Phlogacanthus (Acanthaceae) in Vietnam

Department of Botany, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Department of Botany, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Department of Botany, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Biodiversity & Palaeobiology Group, Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune-411004, India
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
Cystacanthus lectotypification new combination new record Indochina Eudicots

Abstract

In the present paper, taxonomic notes on the genus Phlogacanthus from Vietnam are provided. A new combination, P. datii, is proposed. A lectotype is designated for its basionym Cystacanthus datii. In addition, Phlogacanthus paniculatus is reported as a newly recorded species from Vietnam. Descriptions, illustrations, photographs and ecological notes are provided for both species. An identification key for the species of the genus Phlogacanthus from Vietnam is also provided.