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Issue: Vol. 400 No. 3: 5 April 2019
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2019-04-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.400.3.8
Page range: 211–214
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 2

Stephania polygona (Menispermaceae), a new species from Southern Vietnam

Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tay Nguyen Institute for Scientific Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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DUY NONG VAN

Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Dalat University, Da lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650 China
Eudicots Menispermaceae endemism taxonomy

Abstract

A new species, Stephania polygona N.H. Xia & V.T. Chinh, is described and illustrated from southern Vietnam. It is similar to S. subpeltata and S. elegans in general appearance, but differs by its polygonous lobed leaf blade, five to eight veins, and longer, red purple sepals.